HP B-series Embedded Switches manuals

Hp B-series Embedded Switches User Manual (270 pages)

Brand: Hp | Category: Network switches | Size: 2.88 MB |

English

Table of contents

3.1.x/4.1.x

1

Third Edition (June 2003)

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Part Number: AA–RS23C–TE

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Contents

10

Initial Configuration

13

Power on the Switch

14

Configuring the IP Addresses

14

Initial Setup Example

19

Switch Login

21

Customize the Switch Name

24

Manage Licensed Features

25

Activating a License

26

Verifying License Activation

26

Configure Fabric Parameters

28

Configure Software Features

30

Verify Switch Function

31

Connect ISLs to Switch

33

Connect Devices to the Switch

35

Basic Switch Management

39

Enabling a Switch

40

Disabling a Switch

40

Disabling a Port

41

Example: Core Switch 2/64

42

Enabling a Port

43

Switch 2/32

44

Example: SAN Switch 2/32

44

Domain IDs

47

Setting a Domain ID

48

Firmware Versions

49

Switch Date and Time

51

Fabric Configuration Settings

53

Switch Names

57

Switch Status Policies

58

Tracking Switch Changes

63

Using Dynamic Load-Sharing

66

Help Commands

71

Additional Help Topics

72

Hexadecimal Port Diagrams

73

5 = 0101 D = 1101

74

6 = 0110 E = 1110

74

7 = 0111 F = 1111

74

Firmware Download

75

About Firmware Downloads

76

The Firmware Upgrade Process

78

4.0.0c or less

84

New Features

93

Listeners

95

Passwords

97

Devices:

98

Switch Access:

98

Managing Passwords

99

Setting Recovery Passwords

100

Basic Security in FOS

101

Frequently Asked Questions

106

Working With the Core

109

Switch 2/64

109

Ports on the Core Switch 2/64

110

About the Slot/Port Method

111

Basic Blade Management

115

Enabling a Blade

116

Powering On a Blade

116

Powering Off a Blade

116

Core Switch 2/64 Chassis

118

■ DISABLED

119

■ FAULTY

119

■ UNKNOWN

119

Blade Beacon Mode

123

The SAN Management

125

Application

125

The Management Server

126

Example:

128

To delete a WWN from the ACL:

130

*MS feature is disabled

138

PID Addressing

139

Overview

140

Example Scenarios

142

About Core PID Addressing

143

Recommendations

145

About PID Mapping

146

Evaluate the Fabric

148

Analyzing Data

149

Performing Empirical Testing

150

Planning the Update Procedure

151

Hybrid Update

153

Basic Update Procedures

154

AIX Procedure

158

Diagnostics and Status

161

Diagnostics Overview

162

Persistent Error Log

165

Clearing the Switch Error Log

167

Syslog Daemon

171

Message Classification

172

Syslogd CLI Commands

173

Configuring syslogd

173

Switch Diagnostics

176

Port Diagnostics

181

Hardware Diagnostics

187

■ camtest

189

■ centralMemoryTest

189

■ cmemRetentionTest

189

■ cmiTest

189

Linux Root Capabilities

191

Troubleshooting

193

About Troubleshooting

194

Fibre Channel Process

195

Most Common Problem Areas

196

Specific Scenarios

199

Fabric Segmentation

203

About Fabric Parameters

203

Domain ID Conflicts

204

Restore a Segmented Fabric

204

Zoning Setup Issues

206

Prevention

207

Verify Fabric Merge Problem

208

Edit Zone Config Members

208

MQ-WRITE Error

209

I2C bus Errors

210

Device Login Issues

212

Watchdog (Best Practices)

216

Component Tests Overview

218

Check Switch Components

219

BadOrdSet, DiscC3

224

Additional Component Tests

228

Link Failure

229

Port’s Physical State

230

Speed Negotiation Failure

230

Marginal Links

234

Isolating the Areas

235

Ruling Out Cabling Issues

236

Glossary

237

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