26.12.2014 Views

Fabric Manager Users Guide, Version 6.1, Revision A - QLogic

Fabric Manager Users Guide, Version 6.1, Revision A - QLogic

Fabric Manager Users Guide, Version 6.1, Revision A - QLogic

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Table of Contents<br />

Preface<br />

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

License Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

Knowledge Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />

1 Overview of the <strong>QLogic</strong> <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong> Suite<br />

Component Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1<br />

Subnet <strong>Manager</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1<br />

Subnet Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2<br />

Performance <strong>Manager</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3<br />

Baseboard <strong>Manager</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3<br />

<strong>Fabric</strong> Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3<br />

Embedded and Host Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4<br />

Host <strong>QLogic</strong> <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4<br />

Embedded <strong>QLogic</strong> <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4<br />

Choosing Between Host and Embedded <strong>QLogic</strong> <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong><br />

Deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5<br />

Multiple <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong>s in a <strong>Fabric</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5<br />

<strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong> State – Master and Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5<br />

<strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong> Role Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6<br />

Master <strong>Fabric</strong> <strong>Manager</strong> Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6<br />

Master Preservation – “Sticky” Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6<br />

PM – Master, Standby, Failover, Sticky Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7<br />

BM – Master, Standby, Failover, Sticky Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7<br />

Sticky Failover and Elevated Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7<br />

FM Configuration Consistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8<br />

xi<br />

xi<br />

xi<br />

xii<br />

xii<br />

xii<br />

xiii<br />

xiii<br />

xiii<br />

IB0054608-01 B<br />

iii

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!