User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents3Figures10Tables11Section 1 Introduction131.1 Intended Audience131.2 Related Materials131.3 JDOM License131.4 Technical Support141.4.1 Availability151.4.2 Training151.4.3 Contact Information15Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager172.1 Workstation Requirements182.2 Installing the Management Application182.2.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager192.2.2 SANsurfer Management Suite202.2.2.1 SMS Installation for Windows202.2.2.2 SMS Installation for Linux222.2.2.3 SMS Installation for Solaris242.3 Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager262.4 Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager282.5 Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager292.5.1 SMS Uninstall302.5.2 Standalone Uninstall312.6 Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File312.7 Saving and Opening Fabric View Files322.8 Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences322.9 Using Online Help342.10 Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information342.11 SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface352.11.1 Menu Bars362.11.1.1 Topology Display Menu362.11.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu372.11.1.3 Shortcut Keys372.11.2 Tool Bar382.11.3 Fabric Tree392.11.4 Graphic Window402.11.5 Data Window and Tabs402.11.6 Working Status Indicator402.12 Using the Topology Display412.12.1 Switch and Link Status412.12.2 Working with Switches and Links422.12.2.1 Selecting Switches and Links422.12.2.2 Arranging Switches in the Display422.12.2.3 Opening the Faceplate and Topology Display Popup Menus432.12.3 Topology Data Windows432.13 Using the Faceplate Display442.13.1 Port Views and Status442.13.2 Working with Ports452.13.2.1 Selecting Ports452.13.2.2 Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu452.13.3 Faceplate Data Windows46Section 3 Managing Fabrics473.1 RADIUS Servers473.1.1 Adding a RADIUS Server483.1.2 Removing a RADIUS Server503.1.3 Editing RADIUS Server Information513.1.4 Modifying Authentication Order RADIUS Server Information523.2 Securing a Fabric533.2.1 Connection Security533.2.2 User Account Security543.2.3 Security Consistency Checklist543.2.4 Device Security553.2.4.1 Edit Security Dialog563.2.4.2 Creating a Security Set573.2.4.3 Create Security Group Dialog583.2.4.4 Creating a Security Group593.2.4.5 Create Security Group Member Dialog603.2.4.6 Creating a Security Group Member613.2.4.7 Editing the Security Configuration on a Switch623.2.4.8 Viewing Properties of a Security Set, Group, or Member633.2.4.9 Using the Security Config Dialog633.2.4.10 Archiving a Security Configuration to a File643.2.4.11 Activating a Security Set643.2.4.12 Deactivating a Security Set643.2.4.13 Configured Security Data Window653.2.4.14 Active Security Data Window653.2.5 Fabric Services653.2.5.1 Enabling SNMP Configuration663.2.5.2 Enabling In-band Management663.3 Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions663.3.1 Saving a Version Snapshot663.3.2 Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots673.3.3 Exporting Version Snapshots to a File673.4 Managing the Fabric Database683.4.1 Adding a Fabric683.4.2 Removing a Fabric693.4.3 Opening a Fabric View File693.4.4 Saving a Fabric View File703.4.5 Rediscovering a Fabric703.4.6 Deleting Switches and Links703.4.7 Adding a New Switch to a Fabric713.4.8 Replacing a Failed Switch723.5 Displaying Fabric Information733.5.1 Fabric Status733.5.2 Displaying the Event Browser753.5.2.1 Filtering the Event Browser773.5.2.2 Sorting the Event Browser783.5.2.3 Saving the Event Browser to a File783.5.3 Devices Data Window793.5.4 Active Zone Set Data Window803.5.4.1 Link Data Window813.6 Working with Device Information and Nicknames813.6.1 Displaying Detailed Device Information813.6.2 Exporting Device Information to a File823.6.3 Managing Device Port Nicknames823.6.3.1 Creating a Nickname823.6.3.2 Editing a Nickname833.6.3.3 Deleting a Nickname833.6.3.4 Exporting Nicknames to a File833.6.3.5 Importing a Nicknames File843.7 Zoning a Fabric843.7.1 Zoning Concepts843.7.1.1 Zones853.7.1.2 Aliases863.7.1.3 Zone Sets863.7.1.4 Zoning Database873.7.2 Using the Zoning Wizard883.7.3 Managing the Zoning Database883.7.3.1 Editing the Zoning Database893.7.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Database923.7.3.3 Saving the Zoning Database to a File933.7.3.4 Restoring the Zoning Database from a File933.7.3.5 Restoring the Default Zoning Database943.7.3.6 Removing All Zoning Definitions943.7.4 Managing Zone Sets953.7.4.1 Creating a Zone Set953.7.4.2 Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set963.7.4.3 Copying a Zone to a Zone Set963.7.4.4 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets973.7.4.5 Removing a Zone Set973.7.5 Managing Zones983.7.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set993.7.5.2 Adding Zone Members1003.7.5.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set1013.7.5.4 Removing a Zone Member1013.7.5.5 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set1013.7.5.6 Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets1013.7.5.7 Changing Zone Types1023.7.6 Managing Aliases1023.7.6.1 Creating an Alias1023.7.6.2 Adding a Member to an Alias1033.7.6.3 Removing an Alias from All Zones1033.7.7 Merging Fabrics and Zoning1043.7.7.1 Zone Merge Failure1043.7.7.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery104Section 4 Managing Switches1054.1 Managing User Accounts1054.1.1 Creating User Accounts1074.1.2 Removing a User Account1084.1.3 Changing a User Account Password1094.1.4 Modifying a User Account1104.2 Displaying Switch Information1114.2.1 Devices Data Window1124.2.2 Switch Data Window1124.2.3 Port Statistics Data Window1164.2.4 Port Information Data Window1164.2.5 Configured Zonesets Data Window1174.3 Configuring Port Threshold Alarms1184.4 Paging a Switch1194.5 Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client1204.6 Resetting a Switch1204.7 Configuring a Switch1224.7.1 Using the Configuration Wizard1224.7.2 Switch Properties1234.7.2.1 Symbolic Name1234.7.2.2 Switch Administrative States1244.7.2.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock1254.7.2.4 Fabric Device Management Interface1254.7.2.5 Broadcast Support1264.7.2.6 In-band Management1264.7.3 Advanced Switch Properties1274.7.3.1 Interop Mode for Zoning1274.7.3.2 Legacy Port Address Format1284.7.3.3 Timeout Values1284.7.4 System Services Dialog1294.7.5 Security Consistency Checklist Dialog1304.7.6 Network Properties1314.7.6.1 IP Configuration1324.7.6.2 Remote Logging1334.7.6.3 NTP Client1334.7.7 SNMP Properties1344.7.7.1 SNMP Configuration1354.7.7.2 SNMP Trap Configuration1364.8 Managing Switch Stacks1374.8.1 Syslog1394.8.2 Select Source Dialog1394.9 Archiving a Switch1404.10 Restoring a Switch1414.11 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration1434.12 Downloading a Support File1454.13 Upgrading the Switch Using License Keys1454.14 Installing Firmware1464.14.1 Displaying Hardware Status148Section 5 Managing Ports1495.1 Displaying Port Information1495.1.1 Monitoring Port Status1505.1.1.1 Displaying Port Types1505.1.1.2 Displaying Port Operational States1515.1.1.3 Displaying Port Speeds1515.1.1.4 Displaying Transceiver Media Status1525.1.2 Port Statistics Data Window1535.1.3 Port Information Data Window1565.2 Configuring Ports1585.2.1 Changing Port Administrative States1595.2.2 Changing Port Speeds1605.2.3 Changing Port Types1615.2.4 I/O Stream Guard1615.2.5 Device Scan1625.2.6 Changing Port Symbolic Name1625.3 Using the Extended Credits Wizard1625.4 Resetting a Port1635.5 Testing Ports1645.6 Graphing Port Performance1665.6.1 Starting SANsurfer Performance Viewer1675.6.2 Exiting SANsurfer Performance Viewer1675.6.3 Saving and Opening Performance View Files1695.6.4 Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key1695.6.5 Setting SANsurfer Performance Viewer Preferences1705.6.6 Setting the Polling Frequency1705.6.7 Displaying Graphs for a Switch1715.6.7.1 Displaying Graphs for a Stack1715.6.7.2 Arranging Graphs in the Display1725.6.7.3 Customizing Graphs1725.6.7.4 Setting Global Graph Type1745.6.7.5 Rescaling a Selected Graph1745.6.8 Printing Graphs1745.6.9 Saving Graph Statistics to a File174Appendix A Command Line Interface175A.1 Logging On to a Switch175A.2 User Accounts176A.3 Working with Switch Configurations176A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration177A.3.2 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations178A.4 Commands180Admin Command182Alias Command183CIM Command185CIMListener Command186CIMSubscription Command188Config Command190Create Command193Date Command196Feature Command197Firmware Install Command197Group Command199Hardreset Command207Help Command208History Command209Hotreset Command210Image Command211Lip Command214Passwd Command215Ping Command216Ps Command217Quit Command218Reset Command219Security Command227Securityset Command231Set Command233Set Config Command235Set Log Command249Set Port Command253Set Setup Command255Show Command265Show Config Command280Show Log Command283Show Perf Command286Show Setup Command288Shutdown Command292Test Command293Uptime Command296User Command297Whoami Command300Zone Command301Zoneset Command305Zoning Command307Glossary311Index315Size: 2.43 MBPages: 324Language: EnglishOpen manual