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ADMINISTRATION GUIDE
Brocade Fabric OS Web Tools
Administration Guide, 8.0.1
53-1004127-02
30 June 2016
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Contents
Preface.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Document conventions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Text formatting conventions........................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Command syntax conventions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Notes, cautions, and warnings................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Brocade resources......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Contacting Brocade Technical Support..........................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Brocade customers..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Brocade OEM customers............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Document feedback.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
About This Document ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Supported hardware and software.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Brocade Gen 5 (16-Gbps) fixed-port switches................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Brocade Gen 5 (16-Gbps) DCX 8510 Directors...............................................................................................................................................................................17
Brocade Gen 6 fixed-port switches........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Brocade Gen 6 Directors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
What’s new in this document ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Changes made this release (53-1004127-02) ...............................................................................................................................................................................18
Changes made last release (53-1004127-01) .................................................................................................................................................................................18
Introducing Web Tools........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Web Tools overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Web Tools and Brocade Network Advisor....................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade Network Advisor................................................................................................................................................ 21
System requirements..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Setting refresh frequency for Internet Explorer..............................................................................................................................................................................24
Deleting temporary Internet files used by Java applications.................................................................................................................................................. 25
Java installation on the workstation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Installing the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation................................................................................................................................................26
Installing patches on Solaris......................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Installing the Java Plug-in on Windows..............................................................................................................................................................................................26
Java Plug-in configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Enabling Java content in the browser...................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Configuring the Java Plug-in for Windows....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Configuring the Java Plug-in for Mozilla family browsers........................................................................................................................................................27
Opening Web Tools................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Logging in............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Logging out.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Role-Based Access Control..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Session management...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Ending a Web Tools session.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Web Tools system logs .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
SupportSave logs......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Requirements for IPv6 support.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Using the Web Tools Interface.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Viewing Switch Explorer........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
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Persisting GUI preferences........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Tabs..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
Fabric Tree...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Switch View buttons.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Switch View.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
Switch Events and Switch Information..................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Free Professional Management tool....................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Displaying tool tips....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Right-click options.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Refresh rates................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Displaying switches in the fabric.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................44
Recommendations for working with Web Tools......................................................................................................................................................................................44
Opening a Telnet or SSH client window.......................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Collecting logs for troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Managing Fabrics and Switches..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Fabric and switch management overview....................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Opening the Switch Administration window....................................................................................................................................................................................49
Configuring IP and subnet mask information...........................................................................................................................................................................................50
Configuring Netstat Auto Refresh..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Configuring a syslog IP address.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Removing a syslog IP address.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Configuring IP filtering............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Blade management..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Enabling or disabling a blade....................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Setting a slot-level IP address..................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Viewing IP addresses....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Switch configuration.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Enabling and disabling a switch.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Enabling and disabling switch persistent........................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Changing the switch name.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Changing the switch domain ID..............................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Viewing and printing a switch report.....................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Setting a principal switch.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Switch restart.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Performing a fast boot.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Performing a reboot....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
System configuration parameters.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
WWN-based persistent PID assignment.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Configuring fabric settings......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Enabling insistent domain ID mode......................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Configuring virtual channel settings..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Configuring arbitrated loop parameters............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Configuring system services.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
Configuring CSCTL QoS mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Dynamic Port Name configuration......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Slow Drain Device Quarantine configuration.................................................................................................................................................................................. 62
Licensed feature management..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Activating a license on a switch...............................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Assigning slots for a license key.............................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing a license from a switch.........................................................................................................................................................................................................64
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Universal time-based licensing............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
High Availability overview..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Admin Domain considerations................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Launching the High Availability window.............................................................................................................................................................................................65
Synchronizing services on the CP.........................................................................................................................................................................................................66
Initiating a CP failover....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67
Event monitoring........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67
Displaying switch events.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Filtering switch events.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68
Filtering events by event severity levels.............................................................................................................................................................................................69
Filtering events by message ID...............................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Filtering events by service component...............................................................................................................................................................................................69
System Monitor.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Monitoring the memory usage ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Monitoring the CPU usage ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Displaying the Name Server entries................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
Printing the Name Server entries............................................................................................................................................................................................................73
Displaying Name Server information for a particular device.................................................................................................................................................. 73
Displaying zone members for a particular device.........................................................................................................................................................................73
Physically locating a switch using beaconing............................................................................................................................................................................................ 73
Locating logical switches using chassis beaconing................................................................................................................................................................................74
Virtual Fabrics overview..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................74
Selecting a logical switch from the Switch View.............................................................................................................................................................................74
Viewing logical ports.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
MAPS limited monitoring support....................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
Maintaining Configurations and Firmware.............................................................................................................................................................................................................79
Creating a configuration backup file................................................................................................................................................................................................................79
Restoring a configuration......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
Admin Domain configuration maintenance................................................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Uploading and downloading from USB storage.......................................................................................................................................................................................81
Performing a firmware download.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................82
Managing Administrative Domains...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................85
Administrative Domain overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................................85
Requirements for Admin Domains.......................................................................................................................................................................................................85
User-defined Admin Domains................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
System-defined Admin Domains..........................................................................................................................................................................................................85
Admin Domain membership....................................................................................................................................................................................................................86
Enabling Admin Domains..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Admin Domain window.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Opening the Admin Domain window.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Refreshing fabric information...................................................................................................................................................................................................................88
Refreshing Admin Domain information............................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Saving local Admin Domain changes..................................................................................................................................................................................................89
Closing the Admin Domain window.....................................................................................................................................................................................................89
Creating and populating domains....................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
Creating an Admin Domain.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................90
Adding ports or switches to the fabric.................................................................................................................................................................................................90
Activating or deactivating an Admin Domain....................................................................................................................................................................................91
Modifying Admin Domain members...............................................................................................................................................................................................................91
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Renaming Admin Domains.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Deleting Admin Domains............................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Clearing the Admin Domain configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Managing Ports.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Port management overview................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93
Opening the Port Admin tab.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Port Admin tab components.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
Controllable ports.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97
Configuring FC ports............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Allowed port types.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Speed..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 99
Long distance mode......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................99
Available buffer credit calculation.........................................................................................................................................................................................................100
Assigning a name to a port................................................................................................................................................................................................................................100
Port beaconing............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
Port peer beaconing.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
Enabling and disabling a port............................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
Considerations for enabling or disabling a port............................................................................................................................................................................103
Persistent enabling and disabling ports...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Configuring NPIV ports........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................105
Enabling Target Driven Zoning Mode..........................................................................................................................................................................................................105
Port activation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 105
Enabling Ports on Demand......................................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Diagnostic ports..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis........................................................................................................................................................................ 107
Port swapping index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................107
Port swapping..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................108
Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port..................................................................................................................................108
Configuring port binding......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................109
Unbinding a port...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110
Configuring BB credits on an F_Port...............................................................................................................................................................................................................111
Configuring ALPA ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111
Configuring port octet speed combination ................................................................................................................................................................................................112
Configuring CSCTL..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
Enabling CSCTL mode................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 114
Disabling CSCTL mode...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................114
Configuring compression and encryption................................................................................................................................................................................................... 114
Enabling or disabling encryption.............................................................................................................................................................................................................115
Enabling or disabling compression....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 115
Displaying compression ratio....................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
Forward Error Correction.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
In-Band Management.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
GigE port modes.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117
Enabling ISL Trunking....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
ISL Trunking overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
Disabling or enabling ISL Trunking .................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
Admin Domain considerations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
Viewing trunk group information.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................119
F_Port trunk groups................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................120
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Creating and maintaining F_Port trunk groups...............................................................................................................................................................................121
Monitoring Performance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................123
Performance Monitor overview........................................................................................................................................................................................................................123
Basic monitoring ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Performance graphs.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................123
Predefined performance graphs........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 124
Opening the Performance Monitor window............................................................................................................................................................................................. 125
Creating basic performance monitor graphs............................................................................................................................................................................................125
Customizing basic monitoring graphs......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Tunnel and TCP performance monitoring graphs................................................................................................................................................................................ 128
Tunnel and TCP graph chart properties............................................................................................................................................................................................129
Printing graphs...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................129
Administering Zoning........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 131
Zoning overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Basic zones......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Traffic Isolation zones....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
Peer zones...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
Target Driven Zoning Mode.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................132
LSAN zone requirements..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................133
QoS zone requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................133
Zoning configurations .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 133
Opening the Zone Admin window.......................................................................................................................................................................................................133
Setting the default zoning mode........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 133
Zoning management..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................134
Refreshing fabric information.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 137
Refreshing Zone Administration window information...............................................................................................................................................................137
Saving local zoning changes...................................................................................................................................................................................................................138
Selecting a zoning view.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 138
Creating and populating zone aliases.................................................................................................................................................................................................139
Adding and removing members of a zone alias..........................................................................................................................................................................139
Renaming zone aliases...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
Deleting zone aliases...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
Creating and populating zones.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 140
Adding and removing members of a zone.......................................................................................................................................................................................141
Renaming zones.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................142
Cloning zones...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................142
Deleting zones................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Creating and populating enhanced Traffic Isolation zones.....................................................................................................................................................142
Zone configuration and zoning database management....................................................................................................................................................................143
Creating zone configurations...................................................................................................................................................................................................................144
Adding or removing zone configuration members.................................................................................................................................................................... 145
Renaming zone configurations.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 145
Cloning zone configurations....................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
Deleting zone configurations...................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
Enabling zone configurations..................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
Disabling zone configurations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
Displaying enabled zone configurations............................................................................................................................................................................................147
Viewing the enabled zone configuration name without opening the Zone Administration window...............................................................147
Viewing detailed information about the enabled zone configuration................................................................................................................................147
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Adding a WWN to multiple aliases and zones.............................................................................................................................................................................. 148
Removing a WWN from multiple aliases and zones.................................................................................................................................................................148
Replacing a WWN in multiple aliases and zones.........................................................................................................................................................................148
Searching for zone members..................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
Clearing the zoning database..................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
Zone configuration analysis..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 149
Best practices for zoning.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................150
Working with Diagnostic Features..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................151
Trace dumps................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 151
How a trace dump is used..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................151
Setting up automatic trace dump transfers.....................................................................................................................................................................................152
Specifying a remote server.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................152
Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps.................................................................................................................................................................................. 152
Disabling automatic trace uploads.......................................................................................................................................................................................................152
Displaying switch information...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................153
Viewing detailed fan hardware status................................................................................................................................................................................................. 153
Viewing the temperature status............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 154
Viewing the power supply status...........................................................................................................................................................................................................155
Port LED interpretation.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................156
Port icon colors............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 156
Using the FC-FC Routing Service............................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
Fibre Channel Routing overview..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing......................................................................................................................................................................................159
Setting up FC-FC routing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
FC-FC routing management............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 160
Opening the FC Routing module........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Viewing and managing LSAN fabrics..................................................................................................................................................................................................161
Viewing EX_Ports......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................161
Configuring an EX_Port........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................162
Editing the configuration of an EX_Port........................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Configuring FCR router port cost...................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
Viewing LSAN zones.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
Viewing LSAN devices............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Configuring the backbone fabric ID...............................................................................................................................................................................................................163
Using the Access Gateway........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 165
Access Gateway overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode...........................................................................................................................................................................165
Access Gateway mode .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................167
Restricted access in the Port Admin tab........................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
Enabling Access Gateway mode.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................167
Disabling Access Gateway mode...................................................................................................................................................................................................................168
Viewing the Access Gateway settings..........................................................................................................................................................................................................168
Port configuration.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 168
Editing a Port....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................168
Creating port groups.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
Editing or viewing port groups................................................................................................................................................................................................................170
Deleting port groups.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................170
Defining custom primary F-N port mapping................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Defining custom static F-N port mapping.........................................................................................................................................................................................171
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Defining custom WWN-N port mappings.........................................................................................................................................................................................171
Access Gateway policy modification.............................................................................................................................................................................................................172
Path Failover and Failback policies.......................................................................................................................................................................................................172
Modifying Path Failover and Failback policies...............................................................................................................................................................................172
Enabling the Automatic Port Configuration policy................................................................................................................................................................................ 172
Administering Extended Fabrics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 175
Extended link buffer allocation overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................................175
Configuring a port for long distance.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 178
Routing Traffic........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................181
Routing overview........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................181
Viewing fabric shortest path first routing.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 182
Configuring dynamic load sharing................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 182
Lossless dynamic load sharing..............................................................................................................................................................................................................183
Specifying frame order delivery.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................183
Configuring the link cost for a port.................................................................................................................................................................................................................184
E_Port balance priority..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................184
Configuring Standard Security Features...............................................................................................................................................................................................................187
User-defined accounts..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................187
Virtual Fabrics considerations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................188
Admin Domain considerations...............................................................................................................................................................................................................188
Viewing user account information........................................................................................................................................................................................................189
Creating user-defined accounts............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 189
Deleting user-defined accounts............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 192
Changing user account parameters ...................................................................................................................................................................................................193
Maintaining passwords............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
User-defined roles...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................196
Guidelines and restrictions........................................................................................................................................................................................................................196
Creating a user-defined role....................................................................................................................................................................................................................196
Editing a user-defined role........................................................................................................................................................................................................................197
Access control list policy configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 198
Virtual Fabrics considerations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................198
Admin Domain considerations...............................................................................................................................................................................................................198
Creating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy...............................................................................................................................................................................................198
Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 199
Deleting all SCC, DCC, or FCS policies............................................................................................................................................................................................ 199
Activating all SCC, DCC, or FCS policies.........................................................................................................................................................................................199
Distributing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy......................................................................................................................................................................................200
Moving an FCS policy switch position............................................................................................................................................................................................ 200
Configuring Advanced Device Security policy ..........................................................................................................................................................................200
Fabric-Wide Consistency Policy configuration.......................................................................................................................................................................................201
Authentication policy configuration............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 202
Configuring authentication policies for E_Ports.........................................................................................................................................................................202
Configuring authentication policies for F_Ports......................................................................................................................................................................... 202
Distributing authentication policies.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 203
Re-authenticating policies.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................203
Setting a shared secret key pair...........................................................................................................................................................................................................203
Modifying a shared secret key pair....................................................................................................................................................................................................204
Setting the Switch Policy Authentication mode..........................................................................................................................................................................204
SNMP configuration.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................204
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Setting SNMP trap levels........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 204
Changing the systemGroup configuration parameters..........................................................................................................................................................205
Setting SNMPv1 configuration parameters...................................................................................................................................................................................205
Setting SNMPv3 configuration parameters................................................................................................................................................................................. 205
Changing the access control configuration...................................................................................................................................................................................205
RADIUS management........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 206
Enabling and disabling RADIUS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................206
Configuring RADIUS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 207
Modifying the RADIUS server...............................................................................................................................................................................................................207
Modifying the RADIUS server order.................................................................................................................................................................................................208
Removing a RADIUS server..................................................................................................................................................................................................................208
Active Directory service management.......................................................................................................................................................................................................208
Enabling Active Directory service.......................................................................................................................................................................................................208
Modifying Active Directory service....................................................................................................................................................................................................209
Removing Active Directory service................................................................................................................................................................................................... 209
TACACS+ management.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
Enabling and disabling TACACS+........................................................................................................................................................................................................210
Configuring TACACS+................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
Modifying TACACS+....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
Removing TACACS+...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
IPsec concepts............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 211
Transport mode and tunnel mode..........................................................................................................................................................................................................211
IPsec header options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
Basic IPsec configurations....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Internet Key Exchange concepts...........................................................................................................................................................................................................214
IPsec over management ports......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 216
Enabling the Ethernet IPsec policies ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 216
Establishing an IKE policy......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 216
Creating a security association................................................................................................................................................................................................................217
Creating an SA proposal............................................................................................................................................................................................................................218
Adding an IPsec transform policy........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 218
Adding an IPsec selector...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
Manually creating an SA.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
Editing an IKE or IPsec policy...............................................................................................................................................................................................................220
Deleting an IKE or IPsec policy............................................................................................................................................................................................................220
Establishing authentication policies for HBAs.........................................................................................................................................................................................221
Administering FICON CUP Fabrics.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................223
FICON CUP fabrics overview.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................223
Enabling port-based routing............................................................................................................................................................................................................................224
Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode............................................................................................................................................................. 224
FMS parameter configuration.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................224
Configuring FMS mode parameters.................................................................................................................................................................................................226
Displaying code page information................................................................................................................................................................................................................226
Viewing the control device state.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 226
Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 227
Viewing Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations............................................................................................................................................................................227
Modifying Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations...................................................................................................................................................................... 228
Activating an Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration...................................................................................................................................................................229
Copying an Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration......................................................................................................................................................................230
Deleting an Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration......................................................................................................................................................................230
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CUP logical path configuration...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 230
Viewing CUP logical path configurations.......................................................................................................................................................................................230
Configuring CUP logical paths...............................................................................................................................................................................................................231
Link Incident Registered Recipient configuration..................................................................................................................................................................................231
Viewing Link Incident Registered Recipient configurations...................................................................................................................................................231
Configuring LIRRs.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................231
Displaying Request Node Identification Data .......................................................................................................................................................................................232
Limitations............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 235
General Web Tools limitations........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 235
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Preface
∙ Document conventions................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
∙ Brocade resources............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
∙ Contacting Brocade Technical Support..................................................................................................................................................................14
∙ Document feedback..........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Document conventions
The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and important notice formats used in
Brocade technical documentation.
Text formatting conventions
Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used in the flow of the text to highlight specific words or
phrases.
Format Description
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies text to enter at the GUI
italic
text Identifies emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
Courier font
Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
Command syntax conventions
Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of parameters and their logical
relationships.
Convention Description
bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic
text Identifies a variable.
value In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command option is printed in plain text, for
example, --show WWN.
[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.
{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select
one of the options.
In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this purpose.
x | y A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets.
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Convention Description
... Repeat the previous element, for example,
member
[
member
...].
\ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two lines of a command
input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the backslash.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of increasing severity of potential
hazards.
NOTE
A Note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be interrupted or the device might
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∙ Supported hardware and software.............................................................................................................................................................................17
∙ What’s new in this document ......................................................................................................................................................................................18
Supported hardware and software
The following hardware platforms are supported by Fabric OS 8.0.1.
NOTE
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communication Systems,
Inc for Fabric OS 8.0.1, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
Brocade Gen 5 (16-Gbps) fixed-port switches
∙ Brocade 6505 switch
∙ Brocade 6510 switch
∙ Brocade 6520 switch
∙ Brocade M6505 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6543 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6545 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6546 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6547 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6548 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 6558 blade server SAN I/O module
∙ Brocade 7840 Extension Switch
Brocade Gen 5 (16-Gbps) DCX 8510 Directors
NOTE
For ease of reference, Brocade chassis-based storage systems are standardizing on the term “Director”. The legacy term
“Backbone” can be used interchangeably with the term “Director”.
∙ Brocade DCX 8510-4 Director
∙ Brocade DCX 8510-8 Director
Brocade Gen 6 fixed-port switches
∙ Brocade G620 switch
Brocade Gen 6 Directors
∙ Brocade X6-4 Director
∙ Brocade X6-8 Director
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Fabric OS support for the Brocade Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP) device depends on the specific version of the software running
on that platform. Refer to the AMP Release Notes and documentation for more information.
What’s new in this document
This document includes new and modified information for the Fabric OS 8.0.1a release.
Changes made this release (53-1004127-02)
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
∙ Updated Changing the switch name on page 55 regarding switch names.
∙ Modified admin privileges in Table 18 on page 187 and Changing the password of an account on page 194.
∙ Updated Physically locating a switch using beaconing on page 73.
∙ Updated Locating logical switches using chassis beaconing on page 74.
Changes made last release (53-1004127-01)
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
∙ Removed references to unsupported platforms.
∙ Removed references to 'factory' user role as it is no longer supported in Fabric OS 8.0.1.
∙ Updated JRE version in System requirements on page 22.
∙ Added a note for Admin Domain in Logging in on page 29.
∙ Added a note for password enforcement in Changing the password of an account on page 194 .
∙ Added a note for switch busy notification in Opening the Switch Administration window on page 49.
∙ Added a note for root access in User-defined accounts on page 188.
∙ Added support for High Availability overview on page 64 and In-Band Management on page 116.
∙ Added support for ICL ports, VE/VEX ports, and GigE ports in Port Admin tab components on page 94.
∙ Added support for Tunnel and TCP performance monitoring graphs on page 128.
∙ Updated Dynamic Port Name configuration on page 61.
∙ Added Figure 11 on page 62.
∙ Added a note in Administrative Domain overview on page 85.
∙ Added the following graphics:
– Figure 19 on page 98
– Figure 20 on page 102
– Figure 21 on page 104
∙ Updated the following graphics:
– Figure 4 on page 36.
– Figure 12 on page 66.
– Figure 13 on page 70.
– Figure 16 on page 76
– Figure 36 on page 155.
– Figure 37 on page 156.
– Figure 38 on page 166.
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