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30 March 2010
Brocade SMI Agent
User’s Guide
Supporting SMI Agent 120.11.0
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Copyright © 2006-2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners. Notic
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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide 53-1001199-01 Updated to support Fabric OS 6.2.0 December 2008 and SMI-A 120.8.0 Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide 53-1001199-02 Minor corrections to the previous February 2009 version. Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide 53-1001263-01 Updated to support Fabric OS March 2009 6.1.2_cee and SMI-A 120.9.0 Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide 53-1001263-02 Updated the procedure for adding April 2009 proxy connections. Brocade SMI Agen
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Contents About This Document In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Service Location Protocol (SLP) support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 slptool commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SLP on Linux, Solaris, and AIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SLP on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Disable HTTP for security reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fabric Manager database server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Configuring the Fabric Manager database server connection parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Firmware download software locations configuration . . . . . . . . . . .35 Configuring software locations for firmware download. . . . . . .35 Debugging and logging options configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Debugging options for CIMOM . . . . . .
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Appendix A Licenses and Attributions In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Open source software used in SMI-A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Sun Industry Standards Source License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 IBM Common Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 OpenSLP License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About This Document In this chapter •How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix •Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x •What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi •Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi •Notice to the reader . . . . . . . .
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Supported hardware and software In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for SMI-A 120.11.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. The following hardware pla
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• Brocade 8000 Application Appliance • Brocade 8470 switch • Brocade VA-40FC switch • Brocade 12000 director (only on Fabric OS 5.0.x) • Brocade 24000 director (single domain only) • Brocade 48000 director • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade Multiprotocol Router Model AP7420 (only as a non-proxy switch) • Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone • Brocade DCX-4S Data Center Backbone • The following blades are supported on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S: - Port blades: FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64 - FC4
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italic text Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies class properties Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies command syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive
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Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Solaris Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Network VMware, Inc. VMware Additional information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources The following SMI-A documentation can be obtained from developer support at Brocade: • Brocade SMI Agent Installation Guide • Brocade SMI Agent Developer’s Guide To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http:/
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For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Switch model • Switch operating system version • Software name and software version, if applicable • Error numbers and messa
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• Brocade 8470—On the top of the chassis • Brocade 12000, 24000, and 48000—Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays • Brocade DCX—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis • Brocade DCX-4S—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis, directly above the cable management comb. • Brocade Multiprotocol Router Model AP7420—On the bottom of the chassis and on the back of the chassis. 1. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis. I
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Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to: documentation@brocade.com Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for i
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Chapter Overview 1 In this chapter •Common Information Model (CIM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 •Brocade SMI-S Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 •Brocade SMI Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Common Information Model (CIM) The Common Information Model (CIM) is a conceptual, object-based information model defined by the Distribu
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1 Brocade SMI-S Initiative Brocade SMI-S Initiative Storage Management Initiative (SMI) is a broad-based initiative sponsored by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) that is standardizing all aspects of storage management for multivendor storage networking products. SMI encompasses the storage aspects of CIM, as shown in Figure 1. SMI Mainframes Applications Storage Databases Events C I M FIGURE 1 Storage Management Initiative The Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI
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Brocade SMI Agent 1 Management CIM Client CIM Client CIM Client Application Brocade SMI Agent CIM Object Manager (CIMOM) Brocade Provider Provider Provider Provider FIGURE 2 Brocade SMI Agent high-level architecture The Brocade SMI Agent supports the evolving SMI-S standard and the Brocade functionality not available through the standard. The Brocade SMI Agent provides the following features: • CIM agent compliant with SMI-S, with support for the following profiles: • Server profile (supported
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1 Brocade SMI Agent • SLP (Service Location Protocol) to discover SMI-S profiles • CIM agent management using CIM • Indications: life-cycle indications for fabrics, SANs, nodes, switches, and switch ports; and alert indications for many fabric events. • Basic support for non-Brocade switches (switches, ports, topology information, and so on) • HTTP and HTTPS protocols • HTTP and HTTPS port configuration • Mutual authentication for clients and indications • Security authorization using native OS
