Adding a fabric switch

Ops Center Administrator User Guide
Version
11.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ADM001-22

You can add, update, or delete a fabric switch after onboarding a storage system in Ops Center Administrator.

After you add a fabric switch, you can choose to auto-create zones during volume provisioning. A fabric switch is required for any process that uses auto-select, such as host group creation and auto-selection of ports while attaching volumes to servers.

Verify the following:

  • The switch is supported. Ops Center Administrator supports the following fabric switches:
    • Brocade®: Fabric OS 8.2.2a, 9.0.x, 9.1.x
    • Cisco®: MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1) or later
    Note: Before upgrading the Fabric OS of a Brocade switch from 8.x to 9.0.x or 9.1.x, you must remove the fabric switch from Ops Center Administrator. After the upgrade, onboard the fabric switch again. You cannot use the Update Fabric Switch option in Ops Center Administrator to upgrade the Fabric OS.
  • Servers and ports are connected according to the manufacturer instructions.
  • There is an active zone set with at least one dummy zone available.
  • The Ops Center Administrator server is connected to the same IP network and has access to the SNMP broadcast of Fibre Channel switches.
  • You have the required information about the fabric switch:
    • Virtual Fabric ID (required only for Cisco switches)
    • Fabric Switch Type
    • Fabric Switch IP Address
    • Firmware Version (required only for Brocade switches)
    • Port Number
    • Username
    • Password
  • You have the Admin role for the fabric switch.
  1. On the Ops Center Administrator dashboard, select the Fabric Switches (Fabric switches) icon to open the Fabric Switches window.
  2. Click the plus sign (+) to open the Add Fabric Switches window.

    Add Fabric Switches

  3. Enter the following configuration information for the switch you are adding:
    • Virtual Fabric ID: For Cisco switches, the VSAN ID. Not applicable for Brocade switches.
    • Fabric Switch Type: Select Brocade or Cisco.
    • Firmware Version: Select the firmware version if you are adding a Brocade switch.
    • Fabric Switch IP Address

      To add or update a core switch, use the management IP address or the Active CP IP address.

    • Port Number

      If you are adding a Brocade switch with a firmware version of 9.0.0 or later, specify port number 443. For Brocade switches with firmware versions earlier than 9.0.0 or for Cisco switches, specify the ssh port number of the target fabric switch.

    • Username
    • Password
  4. Click Submit.
A job is started to add the fabric switch.