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53-1003129-0127 June 2014EZSwitchSetupAdministrator’s GuideSupporting Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, 7840, andVA-40FC

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Introducing EZSwitchSetup● Overview of EZSwitchSetup...9● E

EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirementsYou can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is notpart o

Supported platforms (Continued)TABLE 2 Operating System Browser JRE versionSolaris 10 Firefox 19 Oracle JRE 1.7.0_55RH AS4 Firefox 19 Oracle JRE 1.7

4. Click Every time I visit the webpage in the Temporary Internet Files and History Settingsdialog box, as shown in following figure.5. Click OK to sa

• Virtual Fabrics with non-default logical switches• Access Gateway• User-defined Admin DomainsYou can, however, use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to disco

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Setting Up Your Switch● Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard... 15● Configuring the

Installation will take a few minutes after you click OK.3. Click Done on the last window (shown in the following figure) to exit the installer.FIGURE

The EZSwitchSetup wizard starts, as shown in the following figure.FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup introduction windowConnecting cables1. Choose the method of c

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The Connect Cables window is displayed as shown in the following figure.FIGURE 5 Connect Cables window (Ethernet version, without serial cable)The fol

1 Brocade switch2 Power cable3 Ethernet hub or switch4 Serial cable5 Setup computer6 Ethernet cable from hub to Brocadeswitch7 Ethernet cable from set

EZSwitchSetup attempts to discover the switch. If your switch discovery fails, refer to Table 3 onpage 25 for details on how to recover your switch.If

If you are setting up the switch for the first time, the IP addresses are placeholder addresses thatwere assigned at the factory and you must provide

Select this option only if a DHCP server is available on your network. When you click Next,an IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP serve

Confirming IP addressesThe Confirm IP Address window as shown in the following figure is displayed after you have assignedIP addresses, using either a

management tool for this switch, you must discover it again with EZSwitchSetup and selectthe first continuation option.• Exit EZSwitchSetupSelect this

If the switch discovery fails, refer to Switch discovery failure on page 25 for details on how torecover your switch.• If you selected Discover anothe

Discovery recovery (Continued)TABLE 3 Symptom CorrectionYou have requested automaticaddress assignment in anenvironment where a DHCP server isnot av

The Set Parameters window is displayed.FIGURE 13 EZSwitchSetup Set Parameters windowSetting switch parameters1. Follow the onscreen directions to set

ContentsPreface...3D

NOTEYou can use Typical Zoning for dual-capable devices (devices that are configured to function bothas initiators and targets), but in Typical Zoning

Configuring zones on the switch1. On the Select Zoning window (Figure 14 on page 28), select Typical Zoning.If you want to use one of the other zone s

EZSwitchSetup uses these values to verify that all your current and planned devices are properlyconnected for the zoning scheme that will be created.

disappear, and be replaced by a single solid green line to indicate the correct connection. Forconnected devices, you can also view details of the dev

a) Remove any protector plugs from the SFP transceivers to be used.b) Position and insert each SFP transceiver as required (right-side up in the top r

3 Position SFP and insert until firmlyseated4 Close the latching baleFIGURE 17 Installing SFP transceivers2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the swi

The EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish window is displayed.FIGURE 19 EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish window5. Click Finish to complete the switch s

Managing Your Switch● Switch Manager overview... 35● Launc

1 Tasks panel2 Content page3 Status bar4 Progress indicator5 User name, IP address, and user roleTasks panelThe left pane of the Switch Manager is the

Click Refresh under Miscellaneous to update the information on the window with the current switchinformation. The display refreshes automatically each

Viewing fan, temperature, and power supply status... 42Port status...

Status barThe status bar that appears at the bottom of the window is divided into the following sections:• Progress indicatorWhen Switch Manager is se

If this is the first time the application has been started, a Warning - Security dialog box is alsodisplayed.FIGURE 23 Warning - Security dialog box2.

1. Type your user name and password.2. Click OK.A Switch Manager session is established, and the Switch View is displayed.Switch Manager sessionsA ses

Figure 25 displays the Switch View for a Brocade 6520 switch.FIGURE 25 Graphical view of switchThe Switch View is a real-time view of switch and port

The legend view opens. The following figure shows the status indicators that can appear on the Fan,Temp, and Power buttons.FIGURE 26 Fan, temperature,

The following figure shows the Temperature view. The Temperature view displays the number oftemperature sensors, their status, and the temperature in

NOTEAll of the 8 Gbps and 16 Gbps Brocade switches do not have port speed LEDs, but only port statusLEDs.The background color of the port icon indicat

The following figure shows the port icon toggling effect. When you pause the pointer over a port icon,the icon is highlighted with a yellow border.FIG

Port Information tabSelect the Port Information tab to view the port information. Detailed port information is displayed asa categorized list of prope

The EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard launches.2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.You can optionally change the switch name, switch time

Preface● Document conventions...3● Brocade resource

• Whether the device is an HBA, an HBA plus storage, or a storage-only device• Device alias name, if one exists• Vendor name• Device name• WWN of the

The table can be sorted by device type, port number, or vendor. You can refine sorting by using theCtrl key while selecting column headers. For exampl

Device connectionsClick Display Connections under Devices in the Tasks panel.EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager displays a graphical representation of the s

NOTEIf an alias is not assigned, the device is identified by WWN only.A good alias makes it much easier to identify devices.If you want to edit the al

The next time you select Modify Alias, the Current Alias column is populated with the NewAlias names.FIGURE 42 Device aliases moved under Current Alia

device aliases are also displayed in the Zone Access Map for Devices when you select Viewunder Zoning in the Tasks panel.FIGURE 43 Device alias in Zon

all devices that are connected to ports that are in the same zone can communicate with each other,and a device can join a zone simply by being connect

assigned, devices are identified by WWN. When aliases are assigned, you can see the WWN bypausing the pointer over the alias in the matrix.FIGURE 44 Z

4. Click Next.The Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix window is displayed.If no devices are connected to the switch, or if only storage devices or o

If you click Finish, allow time for the new scheme to be created. The Zone Access Map forDevices is updated with any new aliases, and a Zone commit su

Convention Descriptionvalue In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a commandoption is printed in plain text, for example, --sho

Restoring Typical ZoningIf you have modified your zoning configuration and want to reset the configuration back to the defaultTypical Zoning configura

EZSwitchSetup Limitations● General limitations...

EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager limitations (Continued)TABLE 4 ProblemareaDetailsJava Plug-in Launching EZSwitchSetup manager from the browser is perfo

IndexAaccessing Web Tools from EZSwitchSetup 58admin password, changing 46Bbrowserslimitations 59refresh frequency, setting 11supported 10Cchanging sw

Ppasswords, changing 46platforms, supported 10port information, displaying 43, 46port license 47portsLEDs 43status 43Ports on Demand, adding ports 47p

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About This Document● Supported hardware and software..................... 7● What’s new