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H3C Intelligent Management CenterVAN Fabric Manager Administrator Guide Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com

1 1 VFM overview The Virtual Application Network (VAN) Fabric Manager (VFM) component is data center management software based on the IMC Platform. VA

91 { B-VLAN ID—B-VLAN used for transporting customer traffic assigned to SPB VSIs. You can assign a B-VLAN to multiple SPB VSIs. { Multicast Replica

92 For more information about this step, see "Importing devices. " 6. Click OK to return to the device import page. 7. To remove undesired

93 Configuring the MST region parameters SPBM runs on MSTI 4092. For two SPB neighbors to establish an adjacency, you must activate MSTI 4092 on both

94 2. Click the Device Management tab. 3. Click the Operation icon for a device in the Operation column. 4. Select Interface List. The interface

95 2. Click the Device Management tab. 3. Click the Operation icon in the Operation column. 4. Select Interface List. 5. Click the interface de

96 Viewing the B-VLAN plan 1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB. 2. Click the B-VLAN

97 Adding a B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mapping 1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB. 2.

98 CAUTION: Deploying the B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mapping might cause traffic interruption. Removing B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mappings This task remo

99 Managing SPB services An SPB service corresponds to an SPB VSI on BEBs. For each SPB service, you must assign a unique I-SID and a B-VLAN. To a

100 Hover over Failed Deploy, Failed Undeploy, or Failed Modify to view the failure cause. { Audit Status—SPB service audit result: − Unaudited—The

2 DC Management This function plans DCs in VFM the same as in actual networks and performs basic management on the switches, servers, and storage devi

101 Viewing the topology and details of an SPB service 1. From the navigation tree, select Service > VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration >

102 1. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB. 2. Click the SPB Services tab. 3. Click Add. 4. On the

103 This operation removes the devices from the BEB list, and changes their device icon to . d. In the BEB list, click the Add icon in the Operat

104 Alternatively, you can deploy the service later as described in "Deploying SPB services." 6. Click OK. Table 7 describes the BEB list i

105 Deleting SPB services You can delete only SPB services in Undeployed, Failed Deploy, or Failed Modify state. This task does not remove devices fro

106 { If the Deploy Status column displays Failed Undeploy, the undeployment failed. To view the failure cause, hover over Failed Deploy. Auditing SP

107 The configuration comparison page appears. This page displays the B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mapping of the SPB service and the BEB devices. If The E

108 { Make sure the new B-VLAN and the old B-VLAN are mapped to different ECT algorithm indexes. 5. Click OK. 6. When ECT migration is completed, v

109 − Device IP—Enter a partial or complete IP address. − Interface Description—Enter a partial or complete interface description. − Customer Site

110 Viewing SPB service topology and details for an AC 1. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > LAN Configuration > SPB. 2. Cl

3 2 Managing the VFM common services The VFM manages different DC networks that use the following technologies: • SAN—Uses FCoE technology and TCP/IP

111 9 Managing EVI Ethernet Virtual Interconnect (EVI) is a MAC-in-IP technology that provides Layer 2 connectivity between distant Layer 2 network si

112 Deployment procedure summary Step Remarks References 1. Import EVI edge devices to VFM's EVI module. After importing EVI edge devices, you c

113 • Deleting EVI services • Undeploying EVI services To monitor EVI link connectivity, perform the following tasks: • Auditing EVI services • Vi

114 { Designated Site VLAN—Designated VLAN used by the device. Redundant edge devices at a site use the designated VLAN to exchange EVI IS-IS hello p

115 1. Import the devices to the IMC platform. See H3C IMC Base Platform Administrator Guide. 2. Import the devices from the IMC platform to VFM&apo

116 Managing EVI settings on individual devices After deploying an EVI service, you can tune EVI settings on individual devices. Managing transport-fa

117 2. Click Add. 3. Enter a partial or complete interface name in the Transport-Facing Interface field. For example, enter gi to match all interf

118 − ENDC—EVI neighbor discovery client registers with an ENDS to learn neighbor information. − ENDS—EVI neighbor discovery server maintains all ne

119 { Extended VLANs—Enter a comma-separated list of VLAN items. One item is a VLAN ID or a hyphenated VLAN ID range. Value range for VLAN IDs is 1 t

120 To remove EVI services from a device: 1. Access the Device Configuration page. 2. Select EVI services from the EVI service list. 3. Click Delet

4 until you complete the configuration for all pairs. For more information, see "SAN fast configuration." 5. Monitor the SAN: { Create FC

121 3. Click Close. Viewing EVI IS-IS settings 1. Access the Device Configuration page. 2. Click the Operation icon for an EVI service and selec

122 3. Configure the following parameters: { DED Priority—Enter a DED priority for the device. The default is 64. { Hello Interval—Enter a hello in

123 6. Click OK. Modifying the designated site VLAN EVI IS-IS uses the designated site VLAN to exchange hello packets within a site to discover redun

124 { Delete—Delete EVI services from the VFM (see "Removing an EVI service from a device"). { Deploy—Deploy EVI services on EVI edge devi

125 Querying EVI services 1. Access the EVI Services tab. 2. Use one of the following methods: { To perform a quick query, enter a partial or compl

126 To add an EVI service, click Add on the EVI Services tab. The Add EVI Service page appears. This page contains the following parts: • Topology

127 VFM displays available IP addresses or interfaces automatically when you enter an IP address or interface name string. EVI uses the specified addr

128 2. In the service list, click the Operation icon for the EVI service, and then select Modify Basic Info. 3. Modify the following parameters:

129 Undeploying EVI services After completing undeployment, VFM removes the EVI service automatically from the EVI service management page for each af

130 Viewing history connect rate records of an EVI service You can only use this function for EVI services that are in Success state. 1. Access the E

5 Managing an EVI network 1. Create a DC in the VFM and import EVI devices to the DC. For more information, see "Adding a DC." and "Im

131 device IP address is the IP address used when the device was added to the IMC Platform. For more information about device details, see H3C IMC Bas

132 10 Managing VAN Fabric topologies VFM displays internal topologies of DCs and the connections between DCs and IP network by using IMC-PLAT network

133 Figure 20 LAN topology Managing an EVI topology Displaying/Hiding the EVI Service List Click the icon in the topology toolbar to display/hide

134 Expanding/Collapsing a DC To expand a DC, double-click a DC in the topology display area. The network devices, servers, storage devices, virtual m

135 A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK. Synchronizing a device Perform this operation to synchronize a device and recalculate the links.

136 The SPB Service List displays all SPB services matching the query criterion. Highlighting/De-highlighting an SPB service To highlight an SPB servi

137 4. Right-click on the blank area, and select Cancel Viewing multicast Path to de-highlight the multicast path. Managing a SAN topology A SAN topo

138 Managing a VSAN view Displaying/Hiding a VSAN view Click the icon in the topology toolbar to display/hide the VSAN view area on the ride side o

139 3. Click Query. The Zone Alias List displays all zone aliases matching the query criterion. Highlighting zones/zone aliases In the Zone List or Z

140 Activating a zone set 1. In the Zone Set List, click the target zone set. 2. Click Activate. A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK. Ma

6 3 VFM navigation menu and common operations Navigation menu 1. Click the Service tab on the top navigation bar. 2. From the left navigation tree,

141 A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK. Managing the zone alias of a zone 1. In the Zone List, click the target zone. 2. Click Zone Ali

142 Deleting a zone alias 1. In the Zone Alias List, click the target zone alias. 2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK.

143 11 Monitoring and auditing VFM has the following monitoring and auditing functions: • ECT Statistics Chart—Enables you to sum up the number of B-

144 Managing VM migration information Viewing the VM migration record list 1. Click the Service tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric

145 { Source Server—Enter the name of the server from which the VM migrates. VFM supports fuzzy matching for this field. { Destination Server—Ente

146 Downloading and installing a Flash plug-in If your computer has no Flash plug-in or the plug-in version is lower than 10.2.0, a Flash download win

147 12 Acronyms and terms AC—A physical or virtual attachment circuit (AC) connects a BEB to a user network. Active zone set—Zones in the active zo

148 DRB—A designated routing bridge (DRB) is similar to the designated DIS in IS-IS. It helps simplify the network topology, and appoints AVFs and ap

149 FCoE switch—The switch supporting the FCoE protocol. FCoE—Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a protocol that carries FC over Ethernet. It can

150 can be set up between nodes. You must enable SPB function on all network devices in an SPBN network. SPB—Shortest Path Bridging is a technology t

7 Item Function SAN Configuration Provides access to the following SAN configuration pages: • SAN Fast Config—Allows you to quickly configure servers

151 Zone set—A zone set is a collection of multiple zones. Zone sets can be active or inactive. Only active zone sets can control access to N_Ports o

8 Importing devices You can import devices from the IMC Platform to VFM, or from the DC management module to the service management module. Accessing

9 { Device Reachability—Select a reachability state from the list: Reachable or Unreachable. Empty fields are ignored. 3. Click Query. All matching

10 4 Viewing the At a Glance page The At a Glance page displays a variety of statistics about VFM network resources in pie charts, column charts, and

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11 Status Color Description Warning Cyan The device has generated alarms, of which the highest alarm level is Warning. Minor Yellow The device has

12 Viewing the SAN device view SAN device view displays numbers of the switches, servers, and storage devices for all VFM fabrics. The horizontal axis

13 Figure 5 Fabric view Viewing the LAN topology LAN Topology displays relationships among DCs and among devices in each DC. Figure 6 LAN topology

14 On the MAC Addresses column chart, the horizontal axis represents the MAC addresses, and the vertical axis represents the EVI service names. On the

15 Figure 8 Top 5 EVI services by VM migration/24 hours Viewing the Top 5 EVI networks by VM migration delay for last week Top 5 EVI Networks by VM

16 Figure 9 Top 5 EVI networks by VM migration delay for last week

17 5 Managing DCs A Data Center (DC) provides various network services, and serves as the center for data processing, storage, and exchange. A DC enab

18 2. Click the Query icon . Viewing devices in a DC In the DC list, click the name of a DC to view its details page. The details page enables you t

19 To locate a VM by MAC address: 1. In the DC list, click Locate MAC. The Locate MAC window appears. 2. Enter the MAC address of the VM, in XX:XX:X

20 Managing network devices Viewing the network device list 1. Click the Service tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > DC

Preface The H3C IMC VAN Fabric Manager Administrator Guide includes 12 chapters, which describe the management of network resources on the IMC VFM, th

21 Importing a network device This function enables you to import a network device from the IMC Platform to a DC. To import a device, you must add the

22 3. Click OK. Managing servers Viewing the server list 1. Click the Service tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > DC M

23 Importing a server This function enables you to import a server from the IMC Platform to a DC. To import a server, you must add the server onto the

24 3. Click OK. Viewing VMs Viewing VM information 1. Click for the target server, and the VM list appears. VM list contents { VM Name—Name of

25 NOTE To change the device name format, select System > System Configuration > System Settings, and then change the setting for Device Info

26 The Last Sync field displays the end time of the synchronizing process. Hover the mouse over the Failure icon. A Tip appears, displaying the fail

27 6 Managing SANs The SAN management module allows operators to manage fabrics by using one of the following methods: • Completes fabric configurati

28 Table 5 shows the DCBX parameters required on FCoE switches and application of these parameters on the CNAs. Table 5 DCBX parameters DCBX parameter

29 { ACL Number—Enter the ACL number for matching FCoE and FIP frames. The ACL rules to match FCoE and FIP frames are generated automatically by VFM.

30 Managing fabrics VFM manages FCoE switches, servers, storage devices, and VSANs in a fabric as elements of the fabric. Viewing the fabric resources

About the H3C IMC documentation set The H3C IMC documentation set includes: Documents Purposes Hardware specifications and installation H3C IMC Centr

31 { Level 4 menu—Zone-related elements, devices, and tasks in the VSAN, including zone topology, global zone configuration, active zone set, zone se

32 { Delete—Click this button to delete fabrics (see "Deleting fabrics"). { Refresh—Click this button to obtain the latest fabric list. Fa

33 { Description—Enter a description for the fabric. A detailed description facilitates operators' maintenance. 3. Click OK. The added fabric a

34 NOTE: DCBX parameters in VFM include global DCBX parameters and interface DCBX parameters. Global DCBX parameters take effect on a switch globall

35 NOTE: The name of an FCoE switch is the label plus the IP address of the FCoE switch and does not serve asa query criterion. 2. Click Query to

36 { Adding a VFC interface (see "Adding a VFC interface"). { Deleting VFC interfaces (see "Deleting VFC interfaces"). { Enabli

37 2. Click Synchronize. During synchronization, the synchronization status is displayed as Synchronizing. 3. After a period of time, click Refresh

38 { 802.1p Priority—Enter the 802.1p priority to be reset for FCoE and FIP frames. { Local Precedence—Enter the local precedence to which the 802.1

39 { Refresh—Click this button to get the latest CEE interface list. CEE interface list contents { Status—Operational status of the CEE interface. O

40 Enabling or disabling CEE interfaces Perform this task to modify the administrative status of CEE interfaces. When the administrative status of a C

Documents Purposes H3C IMC Application Manager Administrator Guide Describes operation procedures on the IMC Application Manager. H3C IMC Quality of S

41 { Guaranteed Bandwidth for ETS—Select a percentage of the interface bandwidth allocated to FCoE and FIP frames. The greater the percentage value,

42 VFC interface list buttons { Add—Click this button to add a VFC interface (see "Adding a VFC interface"). { Delete—Click this button to

43 Alternatively: 1. Click the Advanced icon to expand the query area, and specify one or more of the following query criteria: { Name—Enter a

44 − Select the E mode if the VFC interface connects to another FCF switch. − Select the F mode if the VFC interface connects to a server, a storage

45 To enable or disable a single VFC interface: 1. In the VFC interface list, click the link for the VFC interface. 2. Select Enable Port or Disa

46 This function allows operators to know whether the queried VSANs are allowed on a VFC interface. a. On the upper right corner of the VSAN list, en

47 NOTE: The Uplink-to-Downlink Interface Mapping option appears only when you access the Switch page from the fabric resources tree. It does not ap

48 4. In the Switch Details area, click Initiate next to the Disruptive Load Balancing field. The execution result is displayed in the upper right co

49 Viewing server details To view server details, click the link for the target server in the server list. The server details include the following

50 Viewing the storage list 1. Click the Service tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > SAN Configuration > Fabric Mana

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51 { Driver Version—Driver version of the HBA. { ROM or BIOS Version—ROM version of the HBA. { Firmware Version—Firmware version of the HBA. { OS

52 { Description—Description for the VSAN. Querying VSANs 1. On the upper right corner of the VSAN list, enter a partial or complete VSAN name in th

53 For more information about this step, see "Importing devices." The Select Port window only displays interfaces of FCoE switches that were

54 { VLAN ID—If the VLAN with the VSAN ID is not mapped to a VSAN, the VLAN ID in VFM is the same as the VSAN ID. If the VLAN with the VSAN ID is map

55 − Down—The interface is enabled, but the link is down. { Port Name—Type and number of the interface. { Link Type—The VFC interface can work only

56 For more information about this step, see "Importing devices." The Select Port window only displays interfaces of FCoE switches that were

57 Figure 12 VSAN and zone database Active zone set and default zone set Each VSAN only has one active zone set. Only configurations of the active z

58 VFM zone configurations synchronized to FCoE switches When you perform the following operations, VFM automatically synchronize the configurations t

59 Figure 13 Active and full zone sets The following operations do not affect the active zone set: • Modify the active zone set. Zone set zs1Zone A

60 • Add zones to the active zone set. • Modify zones of the active zone set. • Delete zones from the active zone set. • Add zone members or zone

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61 { Delete Zone Database—Click OK to delete the zone database from all FCoE switches in the VSAN. Managing zone sets Zone set management allows you

62 You can activate an inactive zone set or reactivate an active zone set to distribute the modified zone set in the VSAN. After you activate a zone s

63 To add zones to a zone set: 1. Use one of the following methods to access the zone list: { In the zone set list, click the target zone set name.

64 You cannot directly modify the configurations of an active zone set. You can modify the configurations of the original zone set and reactivate the

65 { Refresh—Click this button to refresh the zone list. Zone list contents { Name—Name of the zone. Click the name to enter the zone member managem

66 2. Click Add. 3. Specify the following parameters: { Member Type—Select a type from the list: − PWWN—The member is identified by WWN. − FC ID—

67 To view zone aliases: 1. Click the Service tab. 2. From the navigation tree, select VAN Fabric Manager > SAN Configuration > Fabric Managem

68 2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK. To add a zone member to a zone alias: 1. Use one of the following methods to ac

69 The following menus are available in the zone member list: { Add—Add a zone member to the zone or zone alias. { Delete—Delete zone members from t

70 For more information about topology in the IMC Platform, see H3C IMC Base Platform Administrator Guide. Managing FC ping tasks VFM allows you to FC

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71 Querying FC ping tasks 1. On the upper right corner of the FC ping task list, enter a partial or complete task name in the query control , and cl

72 { Packet Loss Ratio—Packet loss ratio for the FC ping task. Adding an FC ping task 1. On the FC ping task list page, click Add. 2. In the Topolo

73 2. Click Run. A confirmation dialog box appears. 3. Click OK. NOTE: • Tasks that are being suspended or executed cannot be executed immediate

74 • Check the network connectivity. • Identify and analyze faulty nodes. You can manage (such as add, query, and delete) FC tracert tasks in VFM. A

75 The topology page appears and displays the test path for the task. 2. Click Back to return to the FC tracert task list. Adding an FC tracert task

76 When the packet loss ratio exceeds the alarm threshold defined for level-1 alarming, an alarm is triggered. b. Enter a threshold value for packet

77 c. Select the target storage device. This field supports the suggestion function. For example, if you enter 5, all storage devices that contain 5

78 − Status—State of the VFC interface. Options are Up and Down. − CEE Interface—Type and number of the CEE interface that is bound to the VFC inter

79 7 Managing TRILL Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links (TRILL) uses IS-IS to provide transparent Layer 2 forwarding. TRILL combines the simpl

80 Recommended procedure for configuring and managing a TRILL network Perform the following tasks to configure and manage a TRILL network: 1. Impor

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81 − Device Configuration—Click the option to modify TRILL configuration of the RB. For more information, see "Modifying TRILL configuration of

82 4. Filter devices by view or advanced query, and add the desired devices to the Selected Devices area. For information about filtering devices by

83 2. Select the RBs whose TRILL configuration you want to modify. 3. Click Batch Configure. The Batch Configure Parameters window appears. 4. C

84 Viewing the interface list of an RB 1. Access the RB List page. 2. Click the Operation icon for the RB. 3. Select Interface List from the

85 { Hello Multiplier—Specify the Hello multiplier. The adjacency holding time is obtained by multiplying the Hello interval by the Hello multiplier.

86 8 Managing SPB IEEE 802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) enables multipath routing in an Ethernet mesh network. The technology allows all paths t

87 Deployment procedure summary Step Remarks References 1. Enable SPB globally on SPB devices from their CLI. To import a device to VFM's SPB mo

88 • Viewing SPBM configuration • Removing devices To maintain interfaces on SPB devices: perform the following tasks: • Viewing the interface list

89 { Import—Import SPB devices to the SPB module (see "Importing devices"). { Synchronize—Synchronize SPB configuration from SPB devices t

90 Querying devices 1. Access the device list page. 2. Use one of the following methods: { To perform a quick query, enter a partial or complete de