Broadcom Brocade SANnav Management Portal , 2.1.1x User guide

Brocade® SANnav™ Management Portal User Guide, 2.1.1x

User Guide

18 December 2020

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Table of Contents

Copyright Statement.......................................................................................................................... 11

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................12

About This Document....................................................................................................................................................12

Supported Hardware and Software.............................................................................................................................. 12

Switches That Support Data Streaming...................................................................................................................... 14

Contacting Technical Support for Your Brocade® Product....................................................................................... 14

Document Feedback...................................................................................................................................................... 14

Getting Started with SANnav Management Portal......................................................................... 16

Browser Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 16

Launching SANnav Management Portal......................................................................................................................17

Changing Your Password..............................................................................................................................................18

Overview of the User Interface.....................................................................................................................................18

Customizing and Sorting Tables............................................................................................................................... 21

Searching for Objects............................................................................................................................................... 22

Tags........................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Tagging Objects.........................................................................................................................................................24

Filters......................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Wildcards in Filters............................................................................................................................................ 27

Rules for AND and OR Filters...........................................................................................................................27

Creating Filters...................................................................................................................................................29

Managing Filters.................................................................................................................................................31

Deleting Filters................................................................................................................................................... 32

Setting the Date Range for Dashboards, Reports, and Events............................................................................... 33

Initial Setup and Configuration.....................................................................................................................................34

Licensing............................................................................................................................................. 35

SANnav Licensing Terminology................................................................................................................................... 35

SANnav License Types.................................................................................................................................................. 35

How SANnav Licensing Works.....................................................................................................................................36

Obtaining the Server UID.............................................................................................................................................. 36

Generating a License.....................................................................................................................................................37

Adding a License to SANnav........................................................................................................................................39

Managing the Port Count.............................................................................................................................................. 41

Renewing a License.......................................................................................................................................................43

Rehosting a License on a Different Server: Planned Migration............................................................................... 44

Moving a License to a Different Server: Unplanned Migration.................................................................................46

Deleting a License..........................................................................................................................................................46

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Security................................................................................................................................................47

User Management...........................................................................................................................................................47

Configuring Password, Lockout, and Session Policies............................................................................................ 49

Creating Custom Roles.............................................................................................................................................50

Creating Custom AORs............................................................................................................................................ 51

Creating a User Account.......................................................................................................................................... 51

Unlocking a User Account............................................................................................................................................ 53

SANnav Management Portal User Account Privileges.............................................................................................. 53

Configuring SANnav to Use an External Server for Authentication.........................................................................55

LDAP Server and LDAP Global Catalog Configuration............................................................................................. 57

Creating Role and AOR Custom Attributes in the LDAP Active Directory............................................................... 59

Uploading LDAP Groups to SANnav........................................................................................................................61

Assigning Roles and AORs to Users on the LDAP Server......................................................................................62

Adding an LDAP Server or LDAP Global Catalog to the Docker Container............................................................ 62

RADIUS Server Configuration.......................................................................................................................................63

Configuring SANnav Credentials on the RADIUS Server........................................................................................ 64

Assigning Roles and AORs to Users on the RADIUS Server..................................................................................65

Configuring Role and AOR Attributes on the RADIUS Server.................................................................................66

TACACS+ Server Configuration....................................................................................................................................67

Assigning Roles and AORs to Users on the TACACS+ Server............................................................................... 67

Managing Signed Certificates....................................................................................................................................... 68

Whitelisting Browser Access to SANnav.................................................................................................................... 69

Monitoring........................................................................................................................................... 71

Discovery.........................................................................................................................................................................71

Discovering a Fabric................................................................................................................................................. 73

Rediscovering a Switch.............................................................................................................................................76

Rediscovering a Fabric............................................................................................................................................. 77

Changing the Seed Switch....................................................................................................................................... 78

Updating Switch Credentials.....................................................................................................................................79

Deleting a Fabric.......................................................................................................................................................81

Fabric and Switch Monitoring.......................................................................................................................................81

Stopping and Resuming Switch Monitoring..............................................................................................................81

Stopping and Resuming Fabric Monitoring.............................................................................................................. 82

Fabric Tracking............................................................................................................................................................... 84

Configuring Fabric Tracking......................................................................................................................................84

Accepting Fabric Changes........................................................................................................................................86

Dashboards..................................................................................................................................................................... 88

Changing the Default Dashboard............................................................................................................................. 89

Creating a Dashboard with a Default Layout........................................................................................................... 89

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Creating a Dashboard with a Customized Layout....................................................................................................92

Viewing Dashboards................................................................................................................................................. 94

Exporting Dashboard and Report Templates............................................................................................................96

Importing Dashboard and Report Templates............................................................................................................97

Sharing Dashboards and Reports with Other Users................................................................................................ 98

Health Summary Dashboard.....................................................................................................................................99

Customizing the Health Score Computation for Managed Entities................................................................. 101

Factors Contributing to the Overall Health Score........................................................................................... 102

Refreshing the Health Score for Managed Entities.........................................................................................104

Monitoring SAN Health and Status Daily........................................................................................................ 104

Network Port Traffic Conditions Dashboard........................................................................................................... 106

Analyzing Congested Ports............................................................................................................................. 108

Congestion Severity States............................................................................................................................. 111

Reports.......................................................................................................................................................................... 112

Creating a Report Template....................................................................................................................................112

Editing a Report Template...................................................................................................................................... 115

Scheduling a Report............................................................................................................................................... 117

Generating and Exporting Reports......................................................................................................................... 118

Widgets for Dashboards and Reports....................................................................................................................... 120

Date Range for Widgets......................................................................................................................................... 123

Performance Monitoring.............................................................................................................................................. 124

Launching Investigation Mode................................................................................................................................ 124

Collecting Items in the Sidebar for Investigation Mode..........................................................................................127

Using Investigation Mode........................................................................................................................................129

Collecting High-Granularity Data............................................................................................................................ 136

Scheduling High-Granularity Data Collection.................................................................................................. 136

Viewing High-Granularity Performance Data...................................................................................................139

Enabling and Disabling Historic Data Collection.................................................................................................... 139

Inventory Management................................................................................................................................................ 140

Adding Custom Fields to a Managed Object......................................................................................................... 142

Identifying Switches to Plan for an Upgrade.......................................................................................................... 145

Putting a Switch in Maintenance Mode.................................................................................................................. 147

Disabling and Enabling a Switch............................................................................................................................ 149

Disabling and Enabling a Switch Port.................................................................................................................... 149

Decommissioning Ports...........................................................................................................................................150

Registering a CIMOM Server for F_Port Decommissioning...................................................................................152

Viewing Physical Switch Properties........................................................................................................................152

Renaming Switch Ports, Switches, and Fabrics.....................................................................................................153

Managing End Devices........................................................................................................................................... 155

Creating Host and Storage Enclosures...........................................................................................................155

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Manually Mapping Host and Storage Ports to Enclosures..............................................................................156

End Device Type Mapping.............................................................................................................................. 158

Converting Initiator and Target Device Types................................................................................................. 161

Managing Trunk Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 163

Exporting Inventory Data, Names, and Mapping....................................................................................................163

Importing Inventory Names and Mapping...............................................................................................................164

Launching Web Tools..............................................................................................................................................165

Topology Visualization.................................................................................................................................................166

Viewing the Fabric Topology...................................................................................................................................168

Showing All Devices in a Fabric.............................................................................................................................173

Viewing Connectivity between Hosts and Storage.................................................................................................175

Viewing Link Utilization........................................................................................................................................... 177

Viewing a Zone Topology........................................................................................................................................180

Viewing Saved Topologies...................................................................................................................................... 181

Configuration.................................................................................................................................... 183

Policy-Based Configuration........................................................................................................................................ 183

Creating a Configuration Policy.............................................................................................................................. 183

Configuring a New Switch Before Adding It to the Fabric......................................................................................187

Configuring a New Switch After Adding It to the Fabric.........................................................................................189

Monitoring Configuration Drifts............................................................................................................................... 189

Resolving Configuration Drifts................................................................................................................................ 192

Configuration Blocks............................................................................................................................................... 193

Universal MAPS Policy........................................................................................................................................... 208

Importing the Universal MAPS Policy............................................................................................................. 209

Switch Configuration Backup and Restore...............................................................................................................210

Backing Up Switch and Logical Fabric Configurations...........................................................................................211

Restoring Chassis, Logical Fabric, and Switch Configurations.............................................................................. 212

Managing Switch Configuration Backups............................................................................................................... 214

Call Home and ESRS................................................................................................................................................... 216

Supporting the SANnav License for Call Centers.................................................................................................. 216

Call Home Email Notifications................................................................................................................................ 216

Call Home Events................................................................................................................................................... 216

Configuring Call Home Notifications....................................................................................................................... 217

Configuring the Dell EMC Call Home Support Center........................................................................................... 220

Setting Call Home Notification Policy..................................................................................................................... 223

Enabling and Disabling a Call Home Center..........................................................................................................224

Zoning............................................................................................................................................................................ 224

Zone Database Size............................................................................................................................................... 225

Naming Conventions............................................................................................................................................... 225

FOS Fabric Lock Support....................................................................................................................................... 226

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Creating Zone Aliases.............................................................................................................................................226

Creating a Single Zone Alias with Multiple Members..................................................................................... 226

Creating Multiple Zone Aliases or Zone Aliases Directly for Unaliased Devices............................................ 227

Importing Zone Aliases.................................................................................................................................... 229

Exporting Zone Aliases....................................................................................................................................231

Configuring Zones in a Fabric................................................................................................................................ 231

Creating Zones.................................................................................................................................................232

Adding Multiple Zone Aliases to a Zone......................................................................................................... 234

Creating Zone Configurations................................................................................................................................. 236

Activating a Zone Configuration...................................................................................................................... 237

Adding Multiple Zones to a Zone Configuration..............................................................................................238

Identifying the Zones without Any Zone Configuration...........................................................................................239

Offline Zoning.......................................................................................................................................................... 240

Creating Offline Zones.....................................................................................................................................241

Creating Offline Zone Configurations.............................................................................................................. 242

Importing an Offline Zone Configuration......................................................................................................... 244

Exporting an Offline Zone Configuration......................................................................................................... 245

Saving the Offline Zone Database to the Switch............................................................................................ 245

Saving the Inactive Zone DB to the Offline Zone DB..................................................................................... 246

Creating Peer Zones with a Simplified Workflow................................................................................................... 247

Configuring the Zoning Policy.................................................................................................................................250

Modifying a Zone Configuration..............................................................................................................................251

Comparing Effective and Defined (Modified) Zone Configurations........................................................................ 253

Viewing Zone and Zone Configuration Details....................................................................................................... 254

Viewing Online or Offline Zone Details........................................................................................................... 254

Viewing Online or Offline Zone Configuration Details..................................................................................... 256

Supporting Reverse Lookup for Zone Aliases........................................................................................................257

Creating a Zoning Report....................................................................................................................................... 258

Virtual Fabrics...............................................................................................................................................................260

Supported Platforms for Virtual Fabrics..................................................................................................................260

Creating a Logical Fabric........................................................................................................................................261

Adding Logical Switches to a Logical Fabric..........................................................................................................264

Activating a Logical Fabric......................................................................................................................................266

Editing Logical Fabrics and Switches.....................................................................................................................268

Deleting Logical Fabrics and Switches...................................................................................................................271

Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite.........................................................................................................................273

MAPS Structural Elements..................................................................................................................................... 273

MAPS Actions......................................................................................................................................................... 274

MAPS Categories....................................................................................................................................................275

MAPS Groups and Measures.................................................................................................................................276

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MAPS Violations......................................................................................................................................................277

Viewing MAPS Violations.................................................................................................................................277

MAPS Rules............................................................................................................................................................ 278

MAPS Conditions.................................................................................................................................................... 278

MAPS Policies.........................................................................................................................................................278

MAPS Configuration................................................................................................................................................279

Configuring a MAPS Policy and Applying It to Multiple Switches................................................................... 280

Managing MAPS Actions on a Switch.............................................................................................................283

Configuring Policy Actions on a Switch...........................................................................................................292

Configuring an Email Notification for MAPS................................................................................................... 293

Fibre Channel Routing.................................................................................................................................................294

Limitations of Fibre Channel Routing..................................................................................................................... 295

Backbone Fabric ID Conditions....................................................................................................................... 295

Configuring a Backbone Fabric.............................................................................................................................. 295

Editing a Backbone Fabric......................................................................................................................................298

Viewing the FCR Topology..................................................................................................................................... 300

vCenter Discovery........................................................................................................................................................ 303

Adding the vCenter................................................................................................................................................. 303

Monitoring or Unmonitoring ESXi Hosts.................................................................................................................304

Rediscovering ESXi Hosts...................................................................................................................................... 304

Viewing ESXi Host Properties................................................................................................................................ 304

Investigating Virtual Machines................................................................................................................................ 305

Viewing Virtual Machine Properties........................................................................................................................ 306

Viewing ESXi Hosts in Topology............................................................................................................................ 308

Creating a VM Alarms Dashboard..........................................................................................................................310

FICON.............................................................................................................................................................................311

Viewing FICON Fabrics...........................................................................................................................................311

Configuring the FICON Display.............................................................................................................................. 313

Searching in FICON................................................................................................................................................314

Launching Web Tools FICON Management........................................................................................................... 314

Planning the FICON Configuration......................................................................................................................... 315

Configuring the FICON Fabric................................................................................................................................ 316

Configuring a Cascaded FICON Fabric...........................................................................................................317

Adding FICON Logical Switches to a Cascaded FICON Fabric..................................................................... 320

Adding Ports to a FICON Logical Switch........................................................................................................ 322

Binding Port Addresses................................................................................................................................... 324

Merging Cascaded FICON Fabrics.........................................................................................................................324

Merging Two Cascaded FICON Fabrics..........................................................................................................325

Resolving Merge Conflicts............................................................................................................................... 326

Resolving Domain ID Conflicts........................................................................................................................ 326

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Activating a FICON Fabric...................................................................................................................................... 327

FICON Fabric Configuration Deployment Behavior........................................................................................ 328

Post Deployment Behavior.............................................................................................................................. 330

Deleting FICON Fabrics and FICON Logical Switches.......................................................................................... 330

Deleting a FICON Fabric................................................................................................................................. 330

Deleting a FICON Logical Switch....................................................................................................................331

Connecting Cascaded FICON Fabrics over FCIP..................................................................................................331

Configuring IP Links and Merging the Fabrics................................................................................................332

Event Management...........................................................................................................................334

Event Management Overview..................................................................................................................................... 334

Functions of Event Management............................................................................................................................ 334

Types of Registration.............................................................................................................................................. 334

Registering for SNMP Traps...................................................................................................................................334

Registering for Syslog.............................................................................................................................................336

Importing the Server Syslog Certificate Using a CLI Script............................................................................ 336

Enabling or Disabling SNMP Informs..................................................................................................................... 337

Enabling Event Notifications................................................................................................................................... 338

Setting the Frequency to Receive Email Event Notifications................................................................................. 339

Configuring an Email Setup....................................................................................................................................339

Forwarding...............................................................................................................................................................341

Filtering Traps and Messages......................................................................................................................... 341

Adding a Forwarding Destination.................................................................................................................... 344

Adding Trap Forwarding Credentials............................................................................................................... 347

Managing Event Actions......................................................................................................................................... 348

Enabling Default Event Action Policy.............................................................................................................. 348

Configuring Identification and Action............................................................................................................... 351

Creating Events and Policy............................................................................................................................. 352

Creating Sources............................................................................................................................................. 356

Creating an Event Action for Critical Events...................................................................................................357

Using Event Action to Suppress Selected Events.......................................................................................... 362

Auto Acknowledging Events Based on Event Description.............................................................................. 366

Modifying Event Action Policies.......................................................................................................................369

Filtering Events........................................................................................................................................................370

Viewing the Product and Fabric Details.......................................................................................................... 374

Searching Events.................................................................................................................................................... 374

Filtering Violations................................................................................................................................................... 375

Viewing the Product and Fabric Details.......................................................................................................... 377

Investigating Violations.................................................................................................................................... 378

Searching Violations................................................................................................................................................379

Acknowledging or Unacknowledging Events.......................................................................................................... 379

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Setting Event Management Reports and Dashboard Widgets...............................................................................380

Exporting Event Management Reports............................................................................................................381

Viewing the Port Health and FPI Violations Widgets...................................................................................... 383

Extension Tunnels and Circuits..................................................................................................... 386

Overview of Extension Tunnels..................................................................................................................................386

Viewing Extension Tunnels......................................................................................................................................... 386

Applying the Extension Dashboard........................................................................................................................... 387

Configuring IPsec Policies.......................................................................................................................................... 390

Creating an IPsec Policy........................................................................................................................................ 391

Editing an IPsec Policy........................................................................................................................................... 393

Deleting an IPsec Policy.........................................................................................................................................395

Configuring a Single-Sided Tunnel............................................................................................................................ 395

Configuring an Extension Tunnel...............................................................................................................................402

Editing an Extension Tunnel.......................................................................................................................................411

Deleting a Tunnel......................................................................................................................................................... 414

Switch Maintenance and Support.................................................................................................. 415

Firmware Management.................................................................................................................................................415

Importing Firmware Files to the Repository........................................................................................................... 415

Managing the Repository........................................................................................................................................ 416

Updating a Selected Switch from an Internal or External Location........................................................................417

Updating the Firmware for Single or Multiple Switches from an Internal or External Location...............................421

Switch Supportsave..................................................................................................................................................... 424

Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................... 424

FRU Dump.............................................................................................................................................................. 425

Generating Supportsave for One or More Switches.............................................................................................. 425

Scheduling Supportsave for One or More Switches.............................................................................................. 428

Configuring Trace Dump......................................................................................................................................... 432

Managing the Switch Supportsave Files................................................................................................................ 433

Accessing the Command-Line Interface................................................................................................................... 435

SANnav Maintenance and Support................................................................................................ 437

SANnav Management Portal Backup and Restore...................................................................................................437

Configuring a Scheduled Backup........................................................................................................................... 438

On-demand Backup................................................................................................................................................ 440

Restoring Backup Files........................................................................................................................................... 440

Support Data Collection.............................................................................................................................................. 441

Generating the Support Data Collection File..........................................................................................................441

Downloading the Support Data Collection Files.....................................................................................................443

Splitting and Merging SANnav Support Data Files................................................................................................ 443

Sending Support Data Collection Files to an External Server............................................................................... 444

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Deleting the Support Data Collection Files............................................................................................................ 445

Checking the Server Health........................................................................................................................................ 445

Upgrading or Replacing Hardware on the SANnav Management Portal Server................................................... 445

Changing SANnav Installation from IPv4 to IPv6.....................................................................................................446

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics.................................................................................................. 447

No Login Page.............................................................................................................................................................. 447

Unable to Discover Switches......................................................................................................................................447

Configuring the Firewalld Backend for CentOS and RHEL 8.1 or Higher..............................................................447

Dashboard Shows No Data for Switches.................................................................................................................. 448

Data Streaming Not Available after Backup and Restore........................................................................................449

High-Granularity Data Collection Schedule Option Is Unavailable.........................................................................449

Network Port Traffic Conditions Dashboard Is Blank..............................................................................................449

Repository Tab Not Available for Firmware Management or Switch Supportsave............................................... 450

Firmware Download or Switch Supportsave Fails................................................................................................... 450

Upgrading the OS with SANnav Installed................................................................................................................. 451

Switch Busy Message..................................................................................................................................................451

D_Port Testing.............................................................................................................................................................. 451

Starting D_Port Testing........................................................................................................................................... 452

Scheduling D_Port Testing......................................................................................................................................454

Viewing D_Port Test Results.................................................................................................................................. 455

Deleting a Scheduled D_Port Test......................................................................................................................... 457

Exporting Select Configurations from Brocade Network Advisor to SANnav

Management Portal.......................................................................................................................... 458

Exporting End Device Names..................................................................................................................................... 458

Importing End Device Names as Zone Aliases........................................................................................................ 458

Exporting Host or Storage Port Mapping..................................................................................................................459

Importing Host or Storage Port Mapping..................................................................................................................459

Exporting a MAPS Policy............................................................................................................................................ 460

Importing a MAPS Policy............................................................................................................................................ 460

Revision History............................................................................................................................... 461

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Copyright Statement

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Introduction

About This Document

This guide describes how to monitor and manage your storage area network (SAN) using SANnav™ Management Portal.

Within this document, SANnav Management Portal might also be referred to simply as "SANnav".

Refer to the following guides for additional information:

•Brocade SANnav Management Portal Installation and Migration Guide contains detailed steps for installing SANnav

Management Portal and for migrating from an earlier version of SANnav. The guide also includes information about

installing SANnav as an OVA appliance.

•Brocade SANnav Flow Management User Guide explains how to configure and manage flows using SANnav

Management Portal.

•Brocade SANnav Management Portal REST API and Northbound Streaming Reference Manual contains definitions

of REST APIs that you can use to access SANnav Management Portal, including streaming performance and flow

metrics to an external server.

•Brocade SANnav Global View User Guide describes how to use SANnav Global View to monitor and manage multiple

Management Portal instances. SANnav Global View is a separate product.

•Brocade SANnav Management Portal Release Notes includes a summary of the new, unsupported, and deprecated

features for this release.

Supported Hardware and Software

SANnav Management Portal 2.1.1x supports the following Fabric OS® software versions and hardware platforms.

Fabric OS Software Support

The following Fabric OS software versions are supported by this release of SANnav.

•Fabric OS 9.0 or later

•Fabric OS 8.0 or later

•Fabric OS 7.4 or later

Brocade Gen 7 (64Gb/s) Fixed-Port Switches

•Brocade G720 Switch

Brocade Gen 7 (64Gb/s) Directors

•Brocade X7-4 Director

•Brocade X7-8 Director

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Brocade Gen 6 (32Gb/s) Fixed-Port Switches

•Brocade G610 Switch

•Brocade G620 Switch

•Brocade G630 Switch

•Brocade 7810 Extension Switch

•Brocade G648 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade MXG610 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

Brocade Gen 6 (32Gb/s) Directors

•Brocade X6-4 Director

•Brocade X6-8 Director

Brocade Gen 5 (16Gb/s) Fixed-Port Switches

•Brocade 6505 Switch

•Brocade 6510 Switch

•Brocade 6520 Switch

•Brocade M6505 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 6542 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 (16Gb/s) Directors

•Brocade DCX 8510-4 Director

•Brocade DCX 8510-8 Director

Brocade Gen 4 (8Gb/s) Fixed-Port Switches

•Brocade 300 Switch

•Brocade 5424 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5430 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5431 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5432 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5450 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5460 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5470 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 5480 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade NC-5480 Blade Server SAN I/O Module

•Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

Analytics Monitoring Platform

The Analytics Monitoring Platform (AMP) is supported with the following AMP OS software versions:

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•AMP OS 3.0.0 or later (includes Flow Management support)

•AMP OS 2.0.x (includes switch monitoring only)

Switches That Support Data Streaming

SANnav uses Kafka to provide real-time data streaming from switches that are running Fabric OS 8.2.1a or higher. Data

streaming provides collection of high-frequency performance statistics, FCIP performance and error statistics, and flow

statistics and violations.

The following Gen 7 platforms support data streaming:

•Brocade G720 Switch

•Brocade X7-4 and X7-8 Directors

The following Gen 6 platforms support data streaming:

•Brocade G610, G620, and G630 Switches

•Brocade 7810 Switch

•Brocade X6-4 and X6-8 Directors

Contacting Technical Support for Your Brocade® Product

If you purchased Brocade product support from a Broadcom OEM/solution provider, contact your OEM/solution provider

for all your product support needs.

•OEM/solution providers are trained and certified by Broadcom to support Brocade products.

•Broadcom provides backline support for issues that cannot be resolved by the OEM/solution provider.

•Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing direct access to Brocade

expertise. For more information on this option, contact Broadcom or your OEM.

•For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your OEM/solution provider.

For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance Center, go to https://

www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/. If you have purchased Brocade® product support directly from

Broadcom, use one of the following methods to contact the Technical Assistance Center 24x7.

Online Telephone

For nonurgent issues, the preferred method is to log in to

myBroadcom at https://www.broadcom.com/mybroadcom. (You

must initially register to gain access to the Customer Support

Portal.) Once there, select Customer Support Portal > Support

Portal. You will now be able to navigate to the following sites:

•Knowledge Search: Clicking the top-right magnifying glass

brings up a search bar.

•Case Management: The legacy MyBrocade case

management tool (MyCases) has been replaced with the Fibre

Channel Networking case management tool.

•DocSafe: You can download software and documentation.

•Other Resources: Licensing Portal (top), SAN Health (top and

bottom), Communities (top), Education (top).

Required for Severity 1 (critical) issues:

Please call Fibre Channel Networking Global Support at one of

the numbers listed at https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-

channel-networking/.

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Getting Started with SANnav Management Portal

SANnav is the next-generation SAN management application suite for Brocade SAN environments.

SANnav allows you to efficiently manage your SAN infrastructure through various easy-to-use functions. SANnav

implements a highly scalable client-server architecture for SAN management. With a modern browser-based UI, SANnav

eliminates the need for a Java-based thick client. The SANnav user interface is designed based on real-world use cases

and user workflows, providing a highly intuitive user experience. SANnav uses a micro-services-based architecture

based on Docker container technology that allows it to scale to meet the management needs of both small and large

SAN environments and those that may change over time. This scalable architecture also allows SANnav to support new

functionality in the future without causing degradation to the performance of the application.

To address the management needs of very large-scale SAN environments or those that are distributed by function or

location, SANnav supports a hierarchical management model, where a higher-level “global” application, SANnav Global

View, provides comprehensive visibility, summarization, and seamless navigation across multiple instances of the SANnav

Management Portal application.

There are two distinct SANnav product offerings:

•SANnav Management Portal

•SANnav Global View

SANnav Management Portal

SANnav Management Portal allows management of one or more SAN fabrics that are in the same or different

geographical locations, and it supports managing a maximum of 15,000 physical SAN ports. For environments that are

larger than 15,000 ports, you can deploy multiple SANnav Management Portal instances, which in turn can be managed

by SANnav Global View.

Use SANnav Management Portal to monitor and manage fabrics, switches, switch ports, and other elements of your

SAN. Dashboards provide summary status and performance information, from which you can drill down to get detailed

views. Using filters and tags, you can sort and search your inventory to find exactly the information that you want. A highly

flexible reporting infrastructure allows you to generate custom graphical or tabular reports.

SANnav Management Portal does not replace Brocade Web Tools or the Fabric OS command line interface.

SANnav Global View

You can get a comprehensive view of a SAN environment that spans multiple SANnav Management Portal instances

through the SANnav Global View product. SANnav Global View allows you to navigate seamlessly across multiple

SANnav Management Portal instances and drill down to any individual instance to perform detailed monitoring,

investigation, and troubleshooting.

Refer to the Brocade SANnav Global View User Guide for detailed information.

Browser Requirements

Any laptop or machine that launches web applications can be used to launch SANnav Management Portal. For optimal

performance, have at least 16 GB of memory.

The following browsers can be used to access the SANnav server:

•Chrome

•Firefox

Note that if you access the client from Remote Desktop, the user interface may have degraded performance.

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Launching Brocade Web Tools 9.0.0 and later from a SANnav client is supported on Chrome and Firefox. Launching

Brocade Web Tools versions earlier than 9.0.0 is supported only on Firefox.

Launching SANnav Management Portal

Launch SANnav Management Portal to monitor and manage your fabrics.

1. Open your browser and enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the SANnav Management

Portal server.

You can use HTTP or HTTPS, for example:

http://192.0.2.0

or

https://192.0.2.0

The SANnav Management Portal login window appears.

If the login window does not appear, try the following:

•Ping the SANnav server to ensure that it is up.

•Check if SANnav services are running. See Checking the Server Health.

•Check the firewall settings. Note that http does not work if redirection on port 80 is not enabled during installation.

Refer to the Brocade SANnav Management Portal Installation and Migration Guide for more details.

2. Enter your SANnav user name and password, and click Login.

For the first SANnav login, the default user name is Administrator and the default password is password.

SANnav launches with the default dashboard displayed.

If, instead of launching, SANnav displays the message "Login Failed. Service is not available at this time.", SANnav is

in the process of starting up. Wait a few minutes and try to log in again.

The first time you log in, you should change the default password. See Changing Your Password.

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Changing Your Password

The first time you log in to SANnav, you should change your password.

After you change your password, you are automatically logged out, and you must log in again using the new password.

1. Click the user icon in the top-right corner of the window, and then click User Preferences.

2. Click the Edit button next to Logging in.

3. Click Change on the Logging in page.

4. Fill out the Change Password fields, and click OK.

You are automatically logged out of SANnav.

5. Log in to SANnav again using your new password.

Overview of the User Interface

SANnav Management Portal allows you to manage one or more SAN fabrics in multiple locations. Once familiar with the

basic components of SANnav, you can quickly start monitoring and managing your fabrics.

The following screen capture shows the basic layout of the SANnav user interface.

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Figure 1: SANnav Management Portal User Interface

1. Navigation bar. Contains links to feature pages. The SANnav link displays the page where various settings and

configurations can be performed.

2. Search. Click the icon to display the search box, select a context on which to search from the list, and enter the search

term in the field.

3. Profile menu. Click the icon to display links for changing user preferences, displaying the SANnav version, and logging

out.

4. Subnavigation bar. Provides the page title and optional item count within parentheses. Also includes buttons and

menus to take actions within the page. The subnavigation bar is the main way to navigate within a feature.

5. Filter bar. Allows you to filter the display based on columns, fabrics, and customized filters.

6. Expandable sidebar. Provides an area where you can save selected inventory items for investigation later.

Detail Pages

Clicking a fabric name, switch name, or port name in a table opens a detail page for that object. The detail page displays

additional information about the object and may contain additional actions that you can perform.

The detail page is different depending on the context. For example, the detail page for a fabric on the Inventory page is

different from the detail page for the same fabric on the Discovery page.

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Figure 2: Detail Page for a Switch

Tables

In tables, if an entry is truncated (indicated by an ellipsis at the end of the entry), hover the mouse over the entry to see

the full text.

Figure 3: Hovering the Mouse over Truncated Table Text

Many tables have an action menu that you can access by clicking the down arrow in the rightmost column. Click this arrow

to display actions that you can perform on the associated object.

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