HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User manual

user's guide

version 3.0

fabric watch

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Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

System Requirements and Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1 Introducing Fabric Watch

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Threshold Behavior Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Range Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Rising/Falling Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Change Monitor Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2 Using Fabric Watch

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

User Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Telnet Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

SNMP-Based Enterprise Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Threshold Naming Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Triggered Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Continuous Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

SNMP Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Error Log Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Locking the Port Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Email Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Configuring Thresholds and Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Threshold Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Threshold Area Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Appendix A Example Error Message

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Glossary

Index

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Preface

Fabric Watch is a standard feature on the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb

Switch 16B products. It is supported on these switches running Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later.

About This Guide

This guide provides the following information about Fabric Watch:

Related Publications

Related product information can be found in the following publications.

Provided with the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started

Guide (A7346-90902)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Documentation

CD (A7346-11001)

Chapter 1

Introducing Fabric Watch Provides an overview of Fabric Watch.

Chapter 2

Using Fabric Watch Provides information about configuring and using Fabric

Watch.

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Provided on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B Documentation CD, and at the HP Web site

at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started

Guide (A7346-90902)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and

Reference Guide

•Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Version 3.0.1b Release Notes

•Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0

•QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0

•MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0

•ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions

Provided with the FC 16B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Start Guide (A7340-96002)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD (A7340-11001)

Provided on the FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD and at the HP Web site at

http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Start Guide (A7340-96002)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Installation and Reference Guide

•Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Version 3.0.1 Release Notes

•Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0

•QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0

•MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0

•ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions

Information about Fibre Channel standards and Fibre Channel in general can be found on the Fibre

Channel Industry Association Web site, located at http://www.fibrechannel.com.

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System Requirements and Compatibility

Compatibility with other Products

Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later can be installed and run on the FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch

8B, and FC 16B products.

The FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and the FC 16B switch running Fabric OS version 3.0.1b

or later can operate in the same fabric with the HP Brocade 2400/2800 and FC 6164 switches

running the a2.4.1 or later versions of Fabric OS.

For more information about configuring FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, FC 16B, HP Brocade

2400/2800, and FC 6164 products to operate in the same fabric, contact your switch supplier.

Getting Help

For information for the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B, visit the HP Web site at

http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B.For the most current technical support information for the FC

16B, visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B. This includes hardware and

software support, all repairs, and spare components.

Be prepared to provide the following information to the support personnel:

•Switch serial number

•Switch world wide name

•Output from the supportShow telnet command

•Detailed description of the problem

•Topology configuration

•Troubleshooting steps already performed

Getting Software Updates

For information on obtaining software updates contact your HP account representative or technical

support.

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Fabric Watch User’s Guide 1-1

Chapter

Introducing Fabric Watch

This chapter provides the following information:

•Overview on page 1-1

•Threshold Behavior Models on page 1-2

Overview

Fabric Watch is used by SAN managers to monitor key fabric and switch elements, making it easy

to quickly identify and escalate potential problems. It monitors each element for out-of-boundary

values or counters and provides notification when any exceed the defined boundaries. The SAN

manager can configure which elements, such as error, status, and performance counters within a

switch, are monitored.

Fabric Watch runs on switches with Fabric OS version version 3.0.1b or later. Fabric Watchcan be

accessed through:

•Web Tools

•A telnet interface

•A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) -based enterprise manager

•By modifying and uploading the Fabric Watch configuration file to the switch.

Fabric Watch monitors the following elements:

•Fabric events (such as topology reconfigurations, zone changes)

•Switch environment (fans, power supplies, and temperature)

•Ports (state changes, errors, and performance)

•SFP Units

With Fabric Watch installed, each switch continuously monitors error and performance counters

against a set of defined ranges. This and other information specific to each monitored element is

made available by Fabric Watch for viewing and, in some cases, modification. This set of

information about each element is called a threshold, and the upper and lower limits of the defined

ranges are called boundaries.

If conditions break out of acceptable ranges, an event is considered to have occurred, and one or

more of the following alarms (reporting mechanisms) are generated if configured for the relevant

threshold:

•SNMP trap

•Entry in the switch event log

•Locking of the port log to preserve the relevant information

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Introducing Fabric Watch

Threshold Behavior Models

The behavior models for thresholds are:

•Range

•Rising/falling

•Change monitor

Range Threshold

A range threshold tracks whether a fabric element is within a specified range. It includes a

minimum and maximum boundary for the area, with buffer zones to prevent repeated events due to

oscillation of the value over a threshold boundary. If the value exceeds the low or high threshold

boundary, an event is generated. Fabric Watch can also generate events while the value is outside

the limits or when it re-enters the prescribed range.

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