Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Web Tools Administration, 8.0.1 User guide

Supporting Fabric OS 8.0.1

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

reboot.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware,

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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.

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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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For further information, refer to the Fabric OS 8.0.1 release notes.

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