Publication Number 53-0000137-03Brocade Fabric WatchTMUser’s GuideVersion 3.0
1-4 Fabric Watch User’s GuideIntroducing Brocade Fabric Watch1Figure 1-2 shows a typical example of an error counter with a rising/falling threshold.F
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 2-1Chapter2Installing Fabric WatchThis chapter provides the following information:• Installing through telenet commands 2-1•
2-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuideInstalling Fabric Watch2Installing through Brocade Web ToolsTo install Fabric Watch using Web Tools, perform the followin
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-1Chapter3Using Fabric WatchThis chapter provides the following information:• Overview on page 3-1• User Interfaces on page
3-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3Telnet InterfaceYou can do the following using a telnet interface:• Query fabric and switch events thr
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-3Using Fabric Watch3Several customized profiles for Fabric Watch are available at the following website:http://www.brocade
3-4 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3Monitors ALPA devices of Loop ports (currently CRC error of ALPA device only). End-to-End1 - Monitor
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-5Using Fabric Watch3FabricContinuedZoning changes Monitors changes to currently enabled zoning configuration.Fabric to Qui
3-6 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3Loss of synchronization countMonitors optical F/FL_port sync loss.Loss of signal count Monitors optica
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-7Using Fabric Watch3Threshold Naming ConventionsAll threshold names consist of the following three items, with no separato
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3-8 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3• Abbreviation for the area name (alpha characters, title case). For example, “Temp” for the Temperatu
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-9Using Fabric Watch3Continuous EventsA continuous event results in an event at each time interval from when the boundary i
3-10 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3RANRAJ sends alarm messages to the remote agent proxy server.Note: The RAN alert is only available
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 3-11Using Fabric Watch3Threshold Area ValuesThreshold area values include boundaries and alarms, and apply to all the thresh
3-12 Fabric Watch User’s GuideUsing Fabric Watch3
Fabric Watch User’s Guide A-1AppendixAExample Error Message This appendix provides an example Errlog message.OverviewFigure A-1 shows a typical Fabri
A-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuideExample Error MessageANote: Threshold name = class name + area name + element index. Example: FopportLink003, fabricFL
Fabric Watch User’s Guide A-3Example Error MessageAExpansion port: eportPort: portFabric copper port: fcuportFabric optical port: fopportInvalid CRCs:
A-4 Fabric Watch User’s GuideExample Error MessageA
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Glossary-1Glossary 8b/10b EncodingAn encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit byte into 10 bits. Used to balance ones and ze
Fabric Watch User’s Guide iContentsPrefaceAbout This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiRel
Glossary-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuideBroadcastThe transmission of data from a single source to all devices in the fabric, regardless of zoning. See als
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Glossary-3Brocade ZoningTMA Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and allows partitioning of the fabric into logical groupi
Glossary-4 Fabric Watch User’s GuideDomain IDAs applies to SilkWorm switches, a unique number between 1 and 239 that identifies the switch to the fabr
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Glossary-5FC-SW-2The second generation of the Fibre Channel Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI. Specifies tools and algo
Glossary-6 Fabric Watch User’s GuideHubA fibre channel wiring concentrator that collapses a loop topology into a physical star topology. Nodes are aut
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Glossary-7Loop_IDA hex value representing one of the 127 possible AL_PA values in an arbitrated loop. LoopletA set of device
Glossary-8 Fabric Watch User’s GuidePath SelectionThe selection of a transmission path through the fabric. Brocade switches use the FSPF protocol.Phan
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Glossary-9SequenceA group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports.Service RateThe rate at wh
Glossary-10 Fabric Watch User’s GuideTunnelingA technique for enabling two networks to communicate when the source and destination hosts are both on t
Fabric Watch User’s Guide Index-1IndexAalarmsadding or deleting 3-11configuring 3-10error log entry 3-10locking port log 3-10SNMP trap 3-9Bboundariesd
ii Fabric Watch User’s GuideEvents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8Triggered
Index-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuidePPort class 3-5profilesavailability of customized profiles 3-3definition 3-2Rrange thresholds 1-2requirements, Fabric
Fabric Watch User’s Guide iiiPreface Fabric Watch is an optionally licensed product, and requires a valid license key to function. It is supported on
iv Fabric Watch User’s GuideInformation about fibre channel standards and fibre channel in general can be found on the Fibre Channel Association web s
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 1-1Chapter1Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch This chapter provides the following information:• Overview on page 1-1• Thresho
1-2 Fabric Watch User’s GuideIntroducing Brocade Fabric Watch1• Entry in the switch event log• Locking of the port log to preserve the relevant inform
Fabric Watch User’s Guide 1-3Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch1 Figure 1-1 shows a typical example of an error counter with a temperature range thresho
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