Brocade-communications-systems CNA Bedienungsanleitung

53-1001256-0112 June 2009®53-1001256-01Brocade AdaptersAdministrator’s GuideSupporting CNA models BR-1010 and BR-1020Supporting HBA models 415, 425, 8

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82 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01CEE Port Properties panel (CNA only)ACEE Port Properties panel (CNA only)The Port Properties pan

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 8353-1001256-01CEE Statistics dialog box (CNA only)ACEE Statistics dialog box (CNA only)The CEE Statistics dial

84 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01CEE Statistics dialog box (CNA only)ADCBX Receive Sequence Numbers The number of DCBX receive se

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 8553-1001256-01Change HCM Password dialog box (HBA and CNA)AChange HCM Password dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Cha

86 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Change HCM Agent dialog box (HBA and CNA)AChange HCM Agent dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Change HC

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 8753-1001256-01CNA Properties panel (CNA only)ACNA Properties panel (CNA only)The CNA Properties panel enables

88 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01CNA Properties panel (CNA only)AVendor ID The identifier of the PCI Register’s vendor.Device ID

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 8953-1001256-01Configure Names dialog box (HBA and CNA)AConfigure Names dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Configure N

90 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Define Name dialog box (HBA and CNA)ADefine Name dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Define Name dialog

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 9153-1001256-01Duplicated Names dialog box (HBA and CNA)ADuplicated Names dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Duplicate

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide xi53-1001256-01TablesTable 1 HCM tree pop-up menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Eth IOC Statistics dialog box (CNA only)AEth IOC Statistics dialog box (CNA only)The Eth IOC Sta

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 9353-1001256-01Ethernet Port Properties panel (CNA only)AEthernet Port Properties panel (CNA only)The Ethernet

94 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Eth Statistics dialog box (CNA only)AEth Statistics dialog box (CNA only)The Eth Statistics dial

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 9553-1001256-01Eth Statistics dialog box (CNA only)ARxf0 Multicast Vlan Total number of received multicast VLAN

96 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Event Properties dialog box (HBA and CNA)AEvent Properties dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Event Pro

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 9753-1001256-01Fabric Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AFabric Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Fabric

98 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01FCoE port properties (CNA only)AFCoE port properties (CNA only)The FCoE Port properties panel en

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 9953-1001256-01FCoE port properties (CNA only)AUsing the property panelRefer to the following topics for specif

100 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01FCoE Statistics dialog box (CNA only)AFCoE Statistics dialog box (CNA only)The FCoE Statistics

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 10153-1001256-01FCP IM Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AFCP IM Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)The FCP IM

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102 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01FCP IM Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following topics fo

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 10353-1001256-01FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AFCP IM Module Statistics dialog box (HBA and

104 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following to

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 10553-1001256-01Fibre Channel Security Protocol dialog box (HBA and CNA)AFibre Channel Security Protocol dialog

106 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Hardware Tests Diagnostics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AHardware Tests Diagnostics dialog box (HBA

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 10753-1001256-01HBA Properties panel (HBA only)AHBA Properties panel (HBA only)The HBA Properties panel enables

108 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HBA Properties panel (HBA only)ACurrent # of Lanes The number of PCI lanes, in Gbps, each way b

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 10953-1001256-01IOC Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AIOC Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)The IOC Statisti

110 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01IOC Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)Aintr_cause0 The number of 0 cause interrupts on the fir

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 11153-1001256-01IOC Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following topics for s

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide xiii53-1001256-01About This DocumentIn this section•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

112 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01LLDP Properties panel (CNA only)ALLDP Properties panel (CNA only)The LLDP Properties panel enab

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 11353-1001256-01Logical Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)ALogical Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CN

114 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Logical Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following top

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 11553-1001256-01LPORT Properties panel (HBA and CNA)ALPORT Properties panel (HBA and CNA)The LPORT Properties p

116 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Master Log tab (HBA and CNA)AMaster Log tab (HBA and CNA)The Master Log enables you to display

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 11753-1001256-01Master Log tab (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following topics for specific pro

118 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Master Log Filter dialog box (HBA and CNA)AMaster Log Filter dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Master

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 11953-1001256-01Persistent Binding dialog box (HBA and CNA)APersistent Binding dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Pers

120 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Port POM Properties panel (HBA and CNA)APort POM Properties panel (HBA and CNA)The Port POM Pro

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 12153-1001256-01Port Properties panel (HBA only)APort Properties panel (HBA only)The Port Properties panel enab

xiv Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01• Appendix C, “HCM Troubleshooting,” provides a summary of HCM navigation problems and workarou

122 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Port Properties panel (HBA only)AUsing the property panelRefer to the following topics for spec

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 12353-1001256-01Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)APort Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Port Stati

124 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following topics for

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 12553-1001256-01Protocol Tests dialog box (HBA and CNA)AProtocol Tests dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Protocol Tes

126 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01QoS Statistics dialog box (HBA only)AQoS Statistics dialog box (HBA only)The QoS Statistics dia

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 12753-1001256-01Remote Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)ARemote Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)The Remote

128 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01SFP Properties panelASFP Properties panel The SFP Properties panel enables you to display the p

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 12953-1001256-01SFP Properties panelAVendor Part The part number of the extended link.Revision The revision lev

130 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Syslog Server Configuration dialog box (HBA and CNA)ASyslog Server Configuration dialog box (HB

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 13153-1001256-01Target Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)ATarget Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Target

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide xv53-1001256-01Key termsFor definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.For def

132 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Target Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)ALOGO Received The number of times logouts are receiv

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 13353-1001256-01Target Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following topics fo

134 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Test Log Details dialog box (HBA and CNA)ATest Log Details dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Test Log

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 13553-1001256-01Virtual Port Creation dialog box (HBA and CNA)AVirtual Port Creation dialog box (HBA and CNA)Th

136 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Virtual Port Deletion dialog box (HBA and CNA)AVirtual Port Deletion dialog box (HBA and CNA)Th

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 13753-1001256-01Virtual Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)AVirtual Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)The Virt

138 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Virtual Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AVirtual Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CN

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 13953-1001256-01Virtual Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following top

140 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN Configuration dialog box (CNA only)AVLAN Configuration dialog box (CNA only)The VLAN Confi

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 14153-1001256-01VLAN configuration - Add a VLAN dialog box (CNA only)AVLAN configuration - Add a VLAN dialog bo

xvi Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Other industry resourcesFor additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11

142 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN configuration - Edit a VLAN dialog box (CNA only)AVLAN configuration - Edit a VLAN dialog

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 14353-1001256-01VLAN Statistics dialog box (CNA only)AVLAN Statistics dialog box (CNA only)The VLAN Statistics

144 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN Statistics dialog box (CNA only)A

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 14553-1001256-01AppendixBBrocade Command Utility In this appendix•adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

146 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01About the BCUBAbout the BCUThis appendix provides reference documentation for the Brocade Comma

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 14753-1001256-01BCU commandsBBoot commands boot over SAN commands apply to the 8 Gbps HBA only. bcu boot --blun

148 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01BCU commandsBbcu ethlog --level <port_id> Ethernet Port commandsbcu ethport --stats <p

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 14953-1001256-01BCU commandsB--disable <port_id> --stats <port_id>--statsclr <port_id>--query

150 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01BCU commandsBVirtual port (vport) commandsNote: vport commands are not supported on Solaris pla

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 15153-1001256-01adapterBadapter Displays and sets adapter parameters. The adapters are HBA models 415, 425, 815

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide xvii53-1001256-01Document feedbackQuality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensu

152 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01adapterBbcu adapter --query 1Example:# bcu adapter --query 1Adapter Information: model i

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 15353-1001256-01adapterBFlash Information: status: good fw version: FCHBA2.0.0.0 bios vers

154 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01authBauth Enables authentication configuration on a per-port basis and the ability to display a

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 15553-1001256-01authBport_id Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to display information.--stats Dis

156 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01authBauth_tx_stats:auth_rjts: 0auth_negs: 2auth_dones: 0dhchap_challenges: 0dhchap_replies: 2dh

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 15753-1001256-01biosBbiosEnables the basic input/output system (BIOS) in preparation for Boot Over SAN. The BIO

158 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01biosBb pwwn,lun Specifies the host boots from the LUN information defined by the target port wo

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 15953-1001256-01boot (HBA only)Bboot (HBA only)Updates the boot code in flash. The boot-over-SAN feature is not

160 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01ceeBceeQueries the Converged Enhanced Ethernet information on the port and displays statistics.

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 16153-1001256-01ceeBPriority TableCoS: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7____________________PGID 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2FCoE Priority Tab

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162 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01debugBdebug The debug commands gather support information on Fibre Channel components.Synopsis

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 16353-1001256-01debugBExamplebcu debug --portlog 10/0----------------------------------------------------------

164 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01debugBWarning: No saved firmware trace Done.===================== Fetching Firmware trac

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 16553-1001256-01diagBdiag Lists the non-destructive group of diagnostic commands.Synopsis bcu diag --sfpshow &l

166 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01diagB--loopback Sends a health check message from the host to the firmware through message queu

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 16753-1001256-01diagBbcu diag --tempshow 1temperature: 43.131800 Cbcu diag --beacon 1/1 onPort beacon turned on

168 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01drvconfBdrvconf Sets the basic parameters for the driver to function properly. Note: The drvcon

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 16953-1001256-01ethdiagBethdiagThe Ethernet Port Loopback Test that tests the Ethernet data path from the host

170 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01ethiocBethiocDisplays or clears Ethernet IOC statistics. The port_id could be any of the follow

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 17153-1001256-01ethlogBethlogSets the log level for each Ethernet driver. The port_id could be any of the follo

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 153-1001256-01Chapter1Fibre Channel over EthernetIn this chapter•FCoE overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

172 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01ethportBethportDisplays or clears statistical information on the Ethernet port. An Ethernet por

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 17353-1001256-01ethportBbcu ethport --statsclr 1/0Successfully reset the ethernet port statsSee Also None

174 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01fabricBfabricPrints and resets Fabric statistics.Synopsis bcu fabric --stats <port_id> bc

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 17553-1001256-01fcdiagBfcdiagRuns diagnostic tests on Fibre Channel components.Synopsis bcu fcdiag --fcping <

176 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01fcdiagBExamples bcu fcdiag --fctraceroute 2/0 50:05:07:63:04:13:46:ebError: Reject from attache

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 17753-1001256-01fcpimBfcpimEnables or disables fast failover of initiator mode I/O. The default setting is off.

178 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01fcpimBExample bcu fcpim --stats 1/0 50:00:1f:e1:50:0d:da:a9rport onlines: 4rpo

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 17953-1001256-01IOCBIOC Enables or disables the IO Controller (IOC), which refers to the combination of port an

180 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01IOCBdelay Sets the delay timeout interrupt value. A delay can be between 0 to 1125 microseconds

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 18153-1001256-01logBlogSets the log level for each module. If no log level is specified, the current level is u

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2 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Enhanced Ethernet features1DriversThree types of adapter drivers are provided in installation pac

182 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01lportBlport Lists the logical port (lport) commands. Synopsis bcu lport --list <port_id>

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 18353-1001256-01lportB# bcu lport --query hba5_port0State: OnlineFC address: 0c0100Port wwn: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee

184 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01pbindBpbindEnables target port world wide name (WWN) binding to a persistent target ID for an o

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 18553-1001256-01portBportLists the port commands (the physical ports on the CNA). Synopsis bcu port --list bcu

186 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01portB--stats Displays the physical port-level statistics.port_id Specifies the ID of the port f

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 18753-1001256-01portBbcu port --name 1/0 emc_fab3_ad5_p0Port 1/0’s name set to emc_fab3_ad5_p0bcu port --name

188 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01portB TRL: Disabled TRL default speed: 1G Path TOV

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 18953-1001256-01portBbcu port --dfsize 1/1 2112Setting will be enforced after port --disable and --enablebcu po

190 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01qos (HBA only)Bqos (HBA only)NOTEThe QoS feature is not supported on the converged network adap

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 19153-1001256-01ratelim (HBA only)Bratelim (HBA only)Enables or disables target rate limiting support on the HB

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 353-1001256-01Enhanced Ethernet features1Priority-based flow controlPriority flow control pauses traffic based

192 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01rportBrport Lists the commands that apply to a remote port in a fabric. A remote port is a port

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 19353-1001256-01rportBExamples bcu rport --list 2/0Num RPORTs = 3----------------------------------------------

194 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01rportBHAL rport statistics: uninit: create events: 1 uninit: exception events: 0

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 19553-1001256-01vlanBvlanLists the commands that apply to an Ethernet virtual LAN (Windows only). The port ID c

196 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01vlanBExamples bcu vlan --list 1/0bcu vlan --query 1 See Also None.Vlan id Vlan Name1 VLAN000130

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 19753-1001256-01vportBvportLists the commands that apply to a virtual port. Synopsis bcu vport --create <por

198 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01vportB--statsclr Clears the statistics that are associated with the V_Port. If you do not speci

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 19953-1001256-01AppendixCHCM TroubleshootingThis section discusses known problems with HCM usability features a

200 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HCM tab navigationC

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 20153-1001256-01AppendixDGlossary and acronymsAddress assignmentA process whereby addresses are assigned to swi

4 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01FCoE protocols supported1FCoE protocols supportedThe Brocade FCoE converged network adapter suppo

202 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Glossary and acronymsDA fabric inter-element port used to connect bridge devices with E_Ports.B

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 20353-1001256-01Glossary and acronymsDData Center Bridging.DCBXDCB Capability Exchange Protocol.DCFMData Center

204 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Glossary and acronymsDHost Bus Adapter.HCMHost Connectivity Manager.Host Bus Adapter (HBA)A har

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 20553-1001256-01Glossary and acronymsDNL_PortA port within a node that is capable of arbitrated loop operations

206 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Glossary and acronymsDTLVType Length Value, where: • Type is a numeric code that indicates the

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 20753-1001256-01IndexAadapter command, 151advanced port configuration options, 38application log, 57auth comman

208 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01dialog boxAuthentication Configuration, 105Configure Names, 89Define Master Log Filter, 118Defi

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 20953-1001256-01operating system-specific features, 9PpanelHBA Properties, 87, 107Port POM, 120Port SFP, 128Por

210 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Ttest log details, 66Test Log Details dialog box, 134tree node pop-up menus, 6Uuninstalling the

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 553-1001256-01Chapter2HCM OverviewIn this chapter•HCM software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HCM features2HCM featuresCommon HBA and CNA management software features include the following:•

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 753-1001256-01Tree node pop-up menus2TABLE 1 HCM tree pop-up menusSAN component Pop-up menu featureHost Refresh

8 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Operating system support2Operating system supportThere are slight differences in the operating sy

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 953-1001256-01Supported features2FCoE Driver OS supportTable 3 lists the operating systems supported on the FCo

10 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01OS-specific features2OS-specific featuresSome features are available only in specific OS environ

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 1153-1001256-01Chapter3Getting Started with HCM SoftwareIn this chapter•HCM software launch . . . . . . . . . .

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide iii53-1001256-01ContentsAbout This DocumentIn this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HCM software launch3Launching the application on Linux platformsAfter installing the HCM softwar

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 1353-1001256-01HCM software launch3Changing an HCM application passwordYou can change the default password of t

14 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HCM software launch3Changing an HCM agent passwordYou can change the default password of the age

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 1553-1001256-01HCM software launch3Resetting a password or restoring a factory default passwordAfter a successf

16 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01HCM main window3HCM main windowFrom the Host Connectivity Manager main window, you can manage al

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 1753-1001256-01HCM product icons3HCM product iconsOn the left side of the Host Connectivity Manager, there is a

18 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Discovery3DiscoveryDiscovery enables you to contact the adapters present in a specified host in

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 1953-1001256-01Logging off HCM32. From the Host Name list, select the host name from where you will discover th

20 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Logging off HCM3

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 2153-1001256-01Chapter4Host ConfigurationIn this chapter•Host security authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . .

iv Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Supported features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Host security authentication4Configuring security authentication using the GUI (Host and HBA)You

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 2353-1001256-01Host security authentication43. Configure the following parameters on the Port Security Authenti

24 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Buffer credits4Buffer credits Buffer-to-buffer credit flow control is implemented to limit the a

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 2553-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Opening the Basic Port Configuration dialog box There are slight change

26 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Port logging levelThe number of messages logged by the host depends on

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 2753-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Port speedPort speed is the maximum amount of data that can pass throug

28 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Frame data field sizeBuffer credits determine the maximum amount of fra

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 2953-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Enabling and disabling persistent binding using the BCUTarget persisten

30 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Basic port configuration4NOTEYou must first enter the bcu port -disable <port_id> command,

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 3153-1001256-01Basic port configuration4Path Time OutYou can enable or edit the Path Time Out field only when M

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide v53-1001256-01HCM Logging levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Boot over SAN (HBA only)4Enabling and disabling rate limiting on the adapter side using the BCUE

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 3353-1001256-01Boot over SAN (HBA only)4Configuring Boot over SANThe boot-LUN table lists the vendor informatio

34 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Boot over SAN (HBA only)48. Select the Boot Device Port WWN row in the table, then click the up

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 3553-1001256-01Virtual Port configuration4FIGURE 9 Boot Code Image Upload dialog box4. Click the Browse button

36 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Virtual Port configuration4NOTEBy default, the Use auto-generated check box is selected and the

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 3753-1001256-01HCM Logging levels4HCM Logging levelsYou can set the log level for the following modules:• Agent

38 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Advanced port configuration4Advanced port configurationYou can access the Advanced Port Configur

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 3953-1001256-01Advanced port configuration4Queue Depth configurationThe queue depth is the number of I/O operat

40 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01NPIV4Configuring the Interrupt Control Coalesce using the GUI (HBA only)1. Select a port from th

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 4153-1001256-01Name configuration4Name configurationThe Host Connectivity Manager allows you to configure names

vi Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Beaconing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Name configuration4Editing the name fieldsOnly the name, the world wide name (WWN), and the desc

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 4353-1001256-01Name configuration4Adding name entriesYou can add up to 2000 names which are then stored in the

44 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Name configuration44. Select a device to highlight it and click the Remove button to remove the

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 4553-1001256-01Name configuration4Importing the properties for a WWN1. Select Configure > Names from the Hos

46 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Name configuration4Importing properties in DCFM or FM formatYou can use this procedure to import

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 4753-1001256-01Name configuration4Importing duplicated namesThe Duplicated Names dialog box displays when you i

48 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN configuration4VLAN configurationA Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a collection of network nodes that

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 4953-1001256-01VLAN configuration4The VLAN Configuration dialog displays.FIGURE 15 VLAN Configuration dialog bo

50 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN configuration4VLAN configuration conflictsFigure 17 shows the VLAN Configuration dialog box

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 5153-1001256-01VLAN configuration43. Click Edit on the VLAN Configuration dialog (Figure 15).The Edit VLAN dial

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide vii53-1001256-01LPORT Properties panel (HBA and CNA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Master Log tab

52 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01VLAN configuration4

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 5353-1001256-01Chapter5MonitoringIn this chapter•Performance monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

54 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Performance monitoring5Polling frequency rateThe faster the polling rate, the more quickly the H

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 5553-1001256-01Master Log5Master LogThe Master Log Properties dialog box, described in Table 10, displays a lis

56 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Master Log5Filtering event log entriesEvent filtering enables you to block events based on user-

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 5753-1001256-01Application log5Application logThe application log displays all application-related informationa

58 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Syslog support5Syslog supportSyslog forwarding is the process by which you can configure the Hos

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 5953-1001256-01Syslog support5Removing a host server1. Select Configure > Syslog from the main menu.The Sysl

60 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Syslog support5

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 6153-1001256-01Chapter6Diagnostics In this chapter•Fibre Channel diagnostics using the BCU . . . . . . . . . .

viii Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01ethlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Fibre Channel diagnostics using the BCU6Fibre Channel diagnostics using the BCUThe purpose of di

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 6353-1001256-01Fibre Channel diagnostics using the GUI6Fibre Channel diagnostics using the GUIThe purpose of di

64 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Fibre Channel diagnostics using the GUI63. Click the check box that corresponds to the port test

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 6553-1001256-01Fibre Channel diagnostics using the GUI6Running a Fibre Channel protocol-level test using the GU

66 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Displaying test log details64. Click the check box that corresponds to the protocol test you are

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 6753-1001256-01Displaying test log details6FIGURE 27 Test Log Details for Echo Test dialog boxFIGURE 28 Test Lo

68 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Ethernet diagnostics6Ethernet diagnosticsThe Ethernet loopback test generates and sends out the

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 6953-1001256-01Beaconing6The Ethernet Test options are described in Table 17.BeaconingBeaconing is a continuous

70 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01SFP Management6SFP ManagementThe Port SFP dialog box enables you to display the properties that

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 7153-1001256-01Debugging6Debugging The following debug commands capture all the support information needed to d

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide ix53-1001256-01FiguresFigure 1 HCM Login dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01supportSave6supportSaveThe supportSave command collects debug information needed from the driver

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 7353-1001256-01supportSave6Automatic statistics collectionThe port statistics log file is collected as part of

74 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01supportSave6supportSave collection using a browserYou can use an Internet browser (Internet Expl

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 7553-1001256-01AppendixAHCM Dialog BoxesIn this section•Authentication Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA) . .

76 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01In this sectionA•Port Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 7753-1001256-01Authentication Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AAuthentication Statistics dialog box (HBA and

78 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Authentication Statistics dialog box (HBA and CNA)AUsing the dialog boxRefer to the following to

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 7953-1001256-01Backup dialog box (HBA and CNA)ABackup dialog box (HBA and CNA)The Backup dialog box allows you

80 Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide53-1001256-01Base Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)ABase Port Properties panel (HBA and CNA)The Base Port P

Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide 8153-1001256-01CEE properties panel (CNA only)ACEE properties panel (CNA only)The CEE properties panel enables