Table Of Contents
FibreChannel Tasks
Configuring Global ITL Attributes
Viewing SRP Hosts (Initiators)
Viewing SRP Host (Initiator) Properties
Viewing SRP Host (Initiator) World-Wide Port Names
Viewing IT Policies of the Host
Viewing ITL Policies of the Host
Adding SRP Host
Deleting SRP Host
Configuring SRP Host (Initiator) Properties
Viewing FibreChannel Targets
Viewing FibreChannel Target Properties
Configuring FibreChannel Target Properties
Viewing IT Policies of the Target
Viewing ITL Policies of the Target
Viewing FibreChannel LUNs
Viewing FibreChannel LUN Properties
Configuring FibreChannel LUN Properties
Viewing ITL Policies of the LUN
Viewing ITs
Viewing IT Properties
Viewing ITLs
Viewing ITL Properties
Viewing Global Statistics
FibreChannel Tasks
This chapter describes the Chassis Manager FibreChannel tasks and contains these sections:
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Configuring Global ITL Attributes
•Viewing SRP Hosts (Initiators)
•Viewing FibreChannel Targets
•Viewing FibreChannel LUNs
•Viewing ITs
•Viewing ITLs
•Viewing Global Statistics
Configuring Global ITL Attributes
Configure global initiator, target, LUN (ITL) attributes to select the attributes that apply by default to all new ITLs. For detailed information about these attributes, see the FibreChannel Gateway User Guide.
Note If you change ITL attributes, the changes apply only to ITLs created after the change. Existing ITLs do not change.
To configure global attributes, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Global Policies branch.
The Global Policies display appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Configure host attributes as follows:
a. (Optional) Click the Restricted check box in the Gateway Port Access field to follow these steps:
•Check the check box and deny all new initiators access to ports.
•Uncheck the check box and grant all new initiators access to ports.
b. (Optional) Click the Restricted check box in the LUN Access field to follow these steps:
•Check the check box and deny all new initiators access to LUNs.
•Uncheck the check box and grant all new initiators access to LUNs.
Step 4 Configure random access device attributes as follows:
a. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 256 in the ITL HI Mark field.
b. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 100 in the ITL Max Retries field.
c. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 1800 in the ITL Min I/O Timeout field.
d. (Optional) In the ITL Dynamic Loading field, click one of the following:
•The Path Affinity radio button to enable dynamic path affinity on all new ITLs.
•The Gateway Port Load Balancing radio button to enable load balancing between FibreChannel gateway ports on all new ITLs
•The Gateway Port Failover radio button to enable FC gateway port failover for all new ITLs.
Step 5 Configure sequential access device attributes as follows:
a. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 256 in the ITL HI Mark field.
b. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 100 in the ITL Max Retries field.
c. (Optional) Enter an integer value between 1 and 1800 in the ITL Min I/O Timeout field.
d. (Optional) In the ITL Dynamic Loading field, click one of the following,
•The Path Affinity radio button to enable dynamic path affinity on all new ITLs.
•The Gateway Port Load Balancing radio button to enable load balancing between FibreChannel gateway ports on all new ITLs
•The Gateway Port Failover radio button to enable FC gateway port failover for all new ITLs.
Step 6 Click Apply.
Viewing SRP Hosts (Initiators)
To view the SRP hosts that connect to your device and, with your Server Switch, behave as FibreChannel initiators, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table of SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame. Table 7-1 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-1 SRP Hosts Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Description
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User-assigned text description of the SRP host.
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SRP Initiator ID
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Host GUID and GUID extension.
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WWNN
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World-wide node name (WWNN) of the SRP host.
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Ports Registered With
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Port(s) on your Server Switch that connect to the host.
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Viewing SRP Host (Initiator) Properties
To view the properties of a SRP host, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the SRP host whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP Host Properties window opens. Table 7-2 l describes the fields of this window.
Table 7-2 SRP Host Properties Window Fields
Field
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Description
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SRP Initiator ID
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Host GUID and GUID extension.
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Ports Registered With
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Port(s) on your Server Switch that connect to the host.
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WWNN
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World-wide node name (WWNN) of the SRP host.
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Description
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User-assigned text description of the SRP host.
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PKeys
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Partition key(s) of the SRP host.
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Boot Target
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WWPN of the target that contains the image that the SRP host uses to boot.
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Boot LUN
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LUN ID of the LUN that contains the image that the SRP host uses to boot.
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Action
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Provides a pull-down menu of actions that you can perform on the host. Select an action, and then click Apply.
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Result
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Displays the result of the action that you performed with the pull-down menu in the Action field.
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Viewing SRP Host (Initiator) World-Wide Port Names
To view the world-wide port names (WWPNs) of the virtual ports through which FC nodes communicate with SRP hosts, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the SRP host whose WWPNs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show WWPNs from the Show Options pull-down menu.
A SRP Host Wwpns table appears in the View frame. Table 7-3 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-3 SRP Host Wwpns Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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GUID
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GUID of the SRP host.
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Extension
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GUID extension of the SRP host.
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Slot/Port
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Physical FC gateway port (in slot#/port# format) that passes traffic (addressed to the virtual port WWPN) to the SRP host.
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WWPN
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WWPN of the virtual FC port.
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FC Address
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FC address of the virtual FC port.
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Viewing IT Policies of the Host
To view the details of the initiator-target (IT) pairs to which a host (initiator) belongs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the SRP host whose ITs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show IT Policies from the Show Options pull-down menu.
The Show IT display appears in the View frame, but lists only ITs that include the initiator that you selected. For more information, see the "Viewing ITs" section or see Table 7-8.
Viewing ITL Policies of the Host
To view details of the initiator-target-LUN (ITL) groups to which a host (initiator) belongs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the SRP host whose ITLs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show ITL Policies from the Show Options pull-down menu.
The Show ITL display appears in the View frame, but lists only ITLs that include the initiator that you selected. For more information, seethe "Viewing ITLs" section or see Table 7-10.
Adding SRP Host
To add a SRP host to the configuration file, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
An SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click Add.
The Add SRP Host window opens.
Step 4 Enter the GUID of the new initiator in the Host GUID field.
Step 5 (Optional) Enter a description for the new initiator in the Description field.
Step 6 Click Apply.
Deleting SRP Host
To delete an SRP host, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand the FibreChannel icon in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the host that you want to delete from the configuration file, and then click Delete.
Configuring SRP Host (Initiator) Properties
To configure properties of a SRP host, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A SRP Hosts table that includes all SRP hosts that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the SRP host whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP Host Properties window opens.
Step 4 (Optional) Enter a text description for the SRP host in the Description field.
Step 5 (Optional) Enter a partition key (or comma-separated keys) in the PKeys field.
Step 6 (Optional) Enter the world-wide port name (WWPN) of a target that holds a boot image in the Boot Target field.
Step 7 (Optional) Enter the LUN ID of a disk that holds a boot image in the Boot LUN field.
Step 8 Click Apply, and then click Close.
Viewing FibreChannel Targets
To view the FibreChannel targets in the configuration file of your Server Switch, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand the FibreChannel icon in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Targets branch.
A Targets table that includes all targets in your configuration file appears in the View frame. Table 7-4 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-4 Targets Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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WWPN
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World-wide port name (WWPN) of the port on the target through which your Server Switch accesses the target.
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Description
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User-assigned target description.
Note If no user has assigned a description, a default description appears.
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Physical Access
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Port on your Server Switch (in slot#card# format) through which your Server Switch accesses the target.
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Connection Type
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Displays nlport to indicate a virtual FC port, or down to indicate a faulty connection.
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Viewing FibreChannel Target Properties
To view the properties of a FibreChannel target, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Targets branch.
A Targets table that includes all targets in your configuration file appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the target whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP Target Properties window opens. Table 7-5 describes the fields in this window.
Table 7-5 SRP Target Properties Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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WWPN
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World-wide port name (WWPN) of the port on the target through which your Server Switch accesses the target.
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WWNN
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World-wide node name (WWNN) of the target.
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FC Address
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FibreChannel address of the target.
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IOC GUID
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InfiniBand I/O controller (IOC) through which initiators access the target. On the Cisco SFS 3012 and Cisco SFS 3001 platforms, the IOC identifies a FibreChannel gateway slot.
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Physical Access
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Port on your Server Switch (in slot#/card# format) through which your Server Switch accesses the target.
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MTU
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Maximum transmission unit, in bytes, of the target.
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Connection Type
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The down and nlPort radio buttons assign a connection type to the target.
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Description
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User-assigned target description.
Note If no user has assigned a description, a default description appears.
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Service Name
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Name of the service to associate with the WWPN.
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Apply
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Applies the changes that you make in the window.
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Reset
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Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the target.
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Close
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Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply changes, Chassis Manager makes no changes to the target.
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Help
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Opens online help.
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Configuring FibreChannel Target Properties
To configure the properties of a FibreChannel target, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Targets branch.
A Targets table that includes all targets in your configuration file appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the target whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP Target Properties window opens.
Step 4 (Optional) Click either the down radio button or nlPort radio button to configure the connection type of the target.
Step 5 (Optional) Enter a description in the Description field.
Step 6 (Optional) Enter a server name in the Service Name field.
Step 7 Click Apply, and then click Close.
Viewing IT Policies of the Target
To view the details of the initiator-target (IT) pairs to which a target belongs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Targets branch.
A Targets table that includes all FC targets that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the target whose ITs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show IT Policies from the Show Options pull-down menu.
The ITs display appears in the View frame, but lists only ITs that include the target that you selected. For more information, see the "Viewing ITs" section or see Table 7-8.
Viewing ITL Policies of the Target
To view the details of the initiator-target-LUN (ITL) groups to which a target belongs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the SRP Hosts branch.
A Targets table that includes all FC targets that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the target whose ITLs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show ITL Policies from the Show Options pull-down menu.
The ITLs display appears in the View frame but lists only ITLs that include the target that you selected. For more information, see the "Viewing ITLs" section or see Table 7-10.
Viewing FibreChannel LUNs
To view the logical units (FC storage disks) in the configuration file of your Server Switch, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Logical Units branch.
A Logical Units table that includes all LUs in your configuration file appears in the View frame. Table 7-6 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-6 Logical Units Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Logical ID
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Logical ID of the logical unit (disk).
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Description
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User-assigned logical unit description.
If no user has assigned a description, a default description appears.
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Physical Access
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Physical FC gateway port(s) through which your Server Switch accesses the LU.
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Viewing FibreChannel LUN Properties
To view FibreChannel LUN properties, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Logical Units branch.
A Logical Units table that includes all LUs in your configuration file appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the LUN whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP LUN Properties window opens. Table 7-7 describes the fields in this window.
Table 7-7 SRP LUN Properties Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Logical ID
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Logical ID of the LUN.
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Device Category
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Provides the random radio button and sequential radio button to identify disk devices and tape devices respectively.
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Inquiry Data
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SCSI inquiry data retrieved about the LU.
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Physical Access
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Ports on your Server Switch that can access the LUN.
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Description
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User-assigned description of the LUN.
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Hi Mark
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The maximum number of outstanding requests from the initiator to the storage that the ITL can maintain.
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Max Retry
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Number of failed communication attempts that must occur before the LUN identifies the initiator as inaccessible.
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Min IO Timeout
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Maximum amount of time that elapses before a SRP request times out.
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Dynamic Pathing
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Provides the following radio buttons:
Path Affinity
This feature locks a storage connection to a path for the duration of data transfer to increase speed and efficiency.
Gateway Port Load Balancing
This feature distributes traffic evenly across both ports in an FC gateway card (when both of the ports can access the same storage).
Gateway Port Failover
This feature leaves one port on an FC gateway dormant so it can adopt the traffic of the other port (when both of the ports can access the same storage) if that port goes down.
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Configuring FibreChannel LUN Properties
To configure FibreChannel LUN properties, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Logical Units branch.
A Logical Units table that includes all LUs in your configuration file appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the LUN whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP LUN Properties window opens.
Step 4 (Optional) Enter a description in the Description field.
Step 5 (Optional) Enter an integer value in the Hi Mark field.
Step 6 (Optional) Enter an integer value in the Max Retry field.
Step 7 (Optional) Enter an integer value in the Min IO Timeout field.
Step 8 (Optional) Click a radio button in the Dynamic Pathing field.
Step 9 Click Apply, and then click Close.
Viewing ITL Policies of the LUN
To view the details of the initiator-target-LUN (ITL) groups to which a LUN belongs, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Logical Units branch.
A Logical Units table that includes all FC targets that connect to the chassis appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the LUN whose ITLs you want to view.
Step 4 Select Show ITL Policies from the Show Options pull-down menu.
The ITLs display appears in the View frame but lists only ITLs that include the LUN that you selected. For more information, see the "Viewing ITLs" section or see Table 7-10.
Viewing ITs
To view Initiator-Target (IT) pairs on your Server Switch, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the ITs branch.
The ITs table appears in the View frame. Table 7-8 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-8 ITs Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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SRP Initiator ID
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GUID of the initiator (host).
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Target WWPN
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WWPN of the target.
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Current Access
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Physical FC gateway port through which the host currently accesses the target.
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Physical Access
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Physical FC gateway port(s) through which the host can access the target.
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Viewing IT Properties
To view detailed Initiator-Target (IT) pair properties, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the ITs branch.
The ITs table appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the IT pair whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP IT Properties window opens. Table 7-9 describes the fields in this window.
Table 7-9 SRP IT Properties Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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SRP Initiator ID
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GUID of the host.
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Target WWPN
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WWPN of the target.
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Description
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User-assigned description of the IT.
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Current Access
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Physical FC gateway port through which the host currently accesses the target.
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Physical Access
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Physical FC gateway port(s) through which the host can access the target.
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Port Mask
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Displays a check box for every FC gateway card and FC gateway port on the chassis. Ports with a checked check box grant the initiator access to the target.
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Mode
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The active radio button in this field represents the mode configuration. The Normal radio button configures the IT pair to behave normally and the Test radio button configures the gateway todo ITL logins for this IT without the participation of the initiator's HBA.
You cannot change the mode of an IT pair to test.
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Action pull-down menu
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Discovers ITLs that the initiator can form with the LUNs in the target.
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Result
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Displays the status of the action if you select Discover ITLs from the Action pull-down menu and then click Apply.
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Viewing ITLs
To view Initiator-Target-LUN (ITL) properties, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the ITLs branch.
The ITLs table appears in the View frame. Table 7-10 describes the fields in this table.
Table 7-10 ITLs Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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SRP Initiator ID
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GUID of the initiator (host).
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Target WWPN
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WWPN of the target.
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FC LUN ID
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FibreChannel ID of the disk or tape in the target. The ID of the first LUN is always 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, and the IDs for subsequent LUNs increment by 1 in hexadecimal.
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LUN Logical ID
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Logical ID of the disk or tape in the target.
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Viewing ITL Properties
To view detailed Initiator-Target-LUN (ITL) properties, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the ITLs branch.
The ITLs table appears in the View frame.
Step 3 Click the radio button next to the ITL whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The SRP ITL Properties window opens. Table 7-11 describes the fields in this window.
Table 7-11 SRP ITL Properties Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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SRP Initiator ID
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GUID of the initiator (host).
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Target WWPN
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WWPN of the target.
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FC LUN ID
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FibreChannel ID of the disk or tape in the target. The ID of the first LUN is always 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, and the IDs for subsequent LUNs increment by 1 in hexadecimal notation.
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LUN Logical ID
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Logical ID of the disk or tape in the target.
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Device Category .
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Identifies a LUN as random (a disk) or sequential (a tape).
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Description
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User-assigned text identifier of the ITL.
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SRP LUN ID
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SRP ID of the disk or tape in the target. The ID of the first LUN is always 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, and the IDs for subsequent LUNs increment by 1 in hexadecimal notation.
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Physical Access
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Physical FC gateway port through which the host currently accesses the LUN.
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Current Access
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Physical FC gateway port(s) through which the host can access the LUN.
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Port Mask
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Displays a check box for every FC gateway card and FC gateway port on the chassis. Ports with a checked check box grant the initiator access to the LUN.
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Viewing Global Statistics
To view global SRP statistics, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand FibreChannel in the Tree frame.
Step 2 Select the Global Statistics branch.
The SRP Global Statistics display appears in the View frame. Table 7-12 describes the fields in this display.
Table 7-12 SRP Global Statistics Display Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Link Events
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Total number of link events (link up, link down) processed by the FibreChannel interface gateway(s).
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SRP Initiated IOs
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Total number of I/O transactions requested by the SRP initiator.
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SRP Commands Completed
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Total number of SRP commands completed on the FibreChannel interface gateways.
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SRP Bytes Read
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Total number of I/O bytes read by the SRP initiator that is connected to this chassis.
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SRP Bytes Written
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Total number of I/O bytes written by the SRP initiator.
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SRP Connections
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Total number of connections used by the SRP initiator.
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SRP Commands Outstanding
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Total number of SRP commands outstanding on the FibreChannel interface gateway(s).
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SRP Errors
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Total number of SRP errors encountered on the FibreChannel interface gateway((s).
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FCP Initiated IOs
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Total number of I/O responses by the FibreChannel device to SRP initiator requests.
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FCP Commands Completed
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Total number of FCP commands completed on the FibreChannel interface gateway(s).
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FCP Bytes Read
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Total number of I/O bytes read by the target device.
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FCP Bytes Written
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Total number of I/O bytes written by the target device.
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FCP Commands Outstanding
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Total number of FCP commands outstanding on the FibreChannel interface gateway(s).
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FCP Errors
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Total number of FCP errors encountered on the FibreChannel interface gateway(s).
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