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HP StorageWorksEdge Switch Element Manager user guideFW 08.xx.xx/HAFM SW 08.06.xx or laterPart number: AA–RS2HF–TESixth edition: July 2006

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Configuring the switch100Removing a connected device from my switch1. Select a connected device from the Authenticated Devices list.2. Click Remove. C

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 101OrClick No and return to the Devices tab where you can add the devices to the Authenticated Devices list.Cha

Configuring the switch102Using the IP Access Control List tabThe switch IP ACL tab (Figure 32) contains IP addresses for devices that are allowed to m

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 103Removing multiple IP addresses at one timeAfter adding, changing or removing IP addresses, to set the IP Acc

Configuring the switch104Using the Radius Servers tabThe Radius Servers tab (Figure 33) is used to specify the Radius server for authentication purpos

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 105• Click Reset to reverse the settings to the initial settings that displayed when the tab was first accessed

Configuring the switch106• The SANtegrity Security Center Security Change Confirmation and Status tab displays multiple switches in addition to the lo

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 107• IP—The IP address.• Role—The role of the user.• Interface—The interface.Configuring switch bindingFor comp

Configuring the switch108Click Activate to display the 10km-100km confirmation dialog box.NOTE: f a switch supports BB credits by port, an RX BB Credi

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 109If the check boxes in this column are not selected, no link incident indicators appear in the Hardware view.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 11About this guideThis guide provides details on the Element Manager for the Edge Switch 2/24 and Edge Switch 2

Configuring the switch110Configuring ports (Open Systems management style)To configure ports:1. Select Configure > Ports.The Configure Ports dialog

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 111a. Right-click in the RX-BB Credit column to display the RX BB Credits dialog box as shown in Figure 36:Figu

Configuring the switch11211. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the Configure Ports dialog box table to display additional ports that you want to

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 113• For the Edge Switch 2/32 only, the 10-100 km column replaces the RX BB Credit column. Enable or disable th

Configuring the switch114NOTE: If you have configured Port Binding and click Activate, a warning dialog box is displayed if one or more of the nodes a

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 115• Port connection array—This yellow area of the dialog box is a matrix of port addresses that is used to con

Configuring the switch116Configuring port addressesTo configure, save, and activate port addresses:1. Select Configure > Addresses > Active. The

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1177. In the Configure Addresses - “Active” dialog box, click Activate to activate the configuration or click C

Configuring the switch118NOTE: Enabling Active=Saved through the Configure FICON Management Server dialog box (Configure menu), overwrites the current

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1192. Click Activate to display the Allow/Prohibit Matrix Configuration Library dialog box, as shown in Figure

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Configuring the switch120CAUTION: Take extreme care when configuring PDCMs for E_Ports as mistakes can render paths unusable and cause complex routing

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 121NOTE: SNMP managers may request, but will not receive, traps and SNMP data through SNMP management stations

Configuring the switch1229. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box.The SNMP configuration is stored in NV-RAM on the switch.10.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1232. Select Configure > Features.The Configure Feature Key dialog box is displayed.Figure 45 Configure Feat

Configuring the switch124No Feature Key dialog boxIf you attempt to access a feature for which a feature key has not been enabled, a No Feature Key di

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1252. You can set the switch date and time manually or you can set it for periodic synchronization with the HAF

Configuring the switch126Synchronizing date and timeUse these steps to set the director to periodically synchronize date and time with HAFM:1. At the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 127• Active or inactive state of the alert.• Threshold criteria:• Percent traffic capacity utilized. This is th

Configuring the switch1282. Click New. The New Threshold Alert dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 52.Figure 52 New Threshold Alerts dialog bo

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1296. Enter a percentage from 1 through 100 for % utilization. When throughput reaches this percentage of port

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 13TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.Rack stabilityWARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or dam

Configuring the switch13011. Click Next. A final screen displays a summary of your alert configuration, as shown in Figure 55. Figure 55 New Threshold

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 131Modifying alertsTo modify an existing threshold alert configuration:1. Select Configure > Threshold Alert

Configuring the switch132Deleting alertsTo delete existing threshold alerts:1. Select Configure > Threshold Alerts. The Configure Threshold Alerts

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 133The Export Configuration Report dialog box is displayed.Figure 57 Export Configuration dialog box2. Select t

Configuring the switch134Enabling Alternate Control ProhibitedYou can display ACP in the Configure menu by selecting the check box to set the ACP on o

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1354Using logsThis chapter describes the Edge Switch logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Elem

Using logs136Log options and functionsThe Audit, Event, Hardware, Link Incident, and Threshold Alerts logs store up to 1000 entries each. The most rec

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 137Saving a log fileTo save a log file in ASCII format to a location on your system’s hard drive or to a disket

Using logs138Audit LogThe Audit Log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the switch from any source, such as Element Manager, SN

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 139• Identifier—The user who is making the change according to the source: •Fabric—No entry is displayed.• Fibr

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Using logs140Each Event Log entry includes the following:• Date/Time—The date and time of the event on the switch.• Event—Events are identified by a u

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 141Hardware LogThe Hardware Log displays information about field replaceable units (FRUs) inserted and removed

Using logs142Link Incident LogThe Link Incident Log displays most recent 1,000 link incidents, the date each incident occurred, the time it occurred,

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 143Threshold Alerts LogThis log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time th

Using logs144Security LogThe Security Log includes information about security events, as shown in Figure 64.Figure 64 Security logEach Security Log en

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 145Table 7 lists the security log reason codes:Table 7 Security log reason codesSecurity Log Reason CodeSecurit

Using logs14610301 Authorization Failures Unauthorized Switch Binding WWNError10302 Authorization Failures Unauthorized Port Binding WWNError10303 Aut

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 147Embedded Port Log (Advanced log)This log provides a detailed history log of all traffic passing through the

Using logs148.Figure 65 Embedded Port Log (FICON style display mode)An Embedded Port Log entry includes the following information:• Non-wrapping Log o

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 149• EOF—The string that contains the End of Frame code abbreviation. Place the cursor over a cell in this colu

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 151 Element Manager overviewThis chapter is an introduction to the Element Manager, which is used to manage the

Using logs150Switch Fabric Log (Advanced log)The Switch Fabric Log includes switch fabric information as shown in Figure 67.Figure 67 Switch Fabric Lo

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1515 Using maintenance featuresThis chapter describes how to use the options that are displayed on the Maintena

Using maintenance features152Running port diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1531. Click Maintenance > Swap Ports.The Swap Ports wizard dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 68.Fi

Using maintenance features154The message displays what ports are involved in the swap, enables port beaconing on each, and blocks the ports.7. Click N

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 155NOTE: After the port swap is complete, the contents of either the Port Number or Port Address fields are swa

Using maintenance features156Executing an IPL Selecting IPL causes the Ethernet connection between the switch and HAFM appliance to drop momentarily.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 157If it is necessary to execute an IPL on the switch, use the following steps:1. Select Maintenance > IPL.

Using maintenance features158Managing firmware versionsFirmware refers to the internal operating code for the switch. You can maintain up to eight fir

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 159NOTE: You can only restore the configuration to a switch with the same IP address.NOTE: For the optional SAN

Element Manager overview16• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—An SNMP agent is implemented through the Element Manager. It allows administrato

Using maintenance features1602. Click Restore on the Backup and Restore Configuration dialog box to restore the backed-up configuration to the NV-RAM

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1615. Enable the additional port function features again through the Configure Feature Key dialog box. See ”Con

Using maintenance features162

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1636 Optional featuresThis chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optio

Optional features164Preferred pathThe Preferred path feature enables you to influence the route of data traffic when traversing multiple switches or d

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 165To add a new preferred path:TIP: You may need to configure preferred paths on multiple switches or directors

Optional features166TIP: You can also enter an exit port number for future or off line environments.5. Click OK. The new route will be added to the ta

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 167Specifying preferred path: exampleFigure 76 shows a portion of a more complex SAN. In this example, we will

Optional features168The primary choice for data movement will be from the Source Device in port 14 and out port 45 on Switch 1, in port 11 and out por

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 169FICON Management ServerNOTE: The FICON Management Server feature is available only for the Edge Switch 2/32.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 17You can install the HAFM and Element Manager clients on remote computer systems, as shown in Figure 1 on page

Optional features170FICON Management Server parametersThe following provides descriptions of the parameters you can set when you configure the FICON M

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 171• Missing Interrupt Handler Timeout (MIHPTO)—This dialog box displays supported timeout values. The MIH Time

Optional features172Configuring the Open Systems Management ServerUse these procedures to configure the Open Systems inband management program to func

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 173• If Fabric Binding is enabled and the switch is on line, you cannot disable Insistent Domain ID.• If Fabric

Optional features174After enabling switch binding, you can prohibit devices and/or switches from connecting with switch ports by removing them from th

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 175Editing the Switch Membership listTo edit the switch membership list: 1. Select Configure > Switch Bindin

Optional features176• Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dia

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 177Zoning with Switch Binding enabledNote that SANtegrity Binding has no effect on existing zoning configuratio

Optional features178If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, this parameter is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the switch is off line

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 179In particular, you do not need to manually configure ISLs into trunk groups of redundant links where data ca

Element Manager overview18• Nicknames to display instead of the world wide names (WWN) for the switch and attached nodes.• Port Binding and port speed

Optional features180Set the Congestion Threshold using one of these methods:• Click the check box under the Use Algorithmic Threshold column to displa

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 181•Click Default Threshold and a default value (1 to 99%) is displayed in the Threshold field. If the default

Optional features182Flexport featureEdge Switches can be purchased at a discount with all Fibre Channel ports disabled. The optional Flexport feature

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 183A Information and error messagesThis appendix lists information and error messages that display in pop-up me

Information and error messages184HAFM Application messagesTable 9 lists HAFM application information and error messages in alphabetical order.Table 9

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 185Are you sure you want to overwrite this zone set?The selected zone set will be overwritten in the zoning lib

Information and error messages186Cannot display route. Device is not a member of a zone in the active zone set.You cannot show the route for a device

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 187Cannot perform operation. The list of attached nodes is unavailable. Attached nodes are unavailable and you

Information and error messages188Device is not a member of a zone in the active zone set.The selected device is not a member of a zone in the active z

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 189Error connecting to switch.While viewing routes, the HAFM appliance was unable to connect to the switch. The

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 19Feature keysFeature keys verify ownership of the Element Manager and optional features that can be purchased

Information and error messages190Fabric not persisted. You attempted to refresh or clear the log, after a fabric was unpersisted. When you unpersist a

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 191Invalid product selection.At the New Product dialog box, an invalid product was selected.Select a valid prod

Information and error messages192Invalid World Wide Name. Valid WWN format is: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx: xx:xx:xx.The specified WWN format is invalid. The valid

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 193No zone selected or zone no longer exists.A zoning operation was attempted without a zone selected, or the z

Information and error messages194Route request timeout. The Show Route request timed out.Try the operation again. If the problem persists, contact the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 195The management server is busy processing a request from another Element Manager.The HAFM appliance is proces

Information and error messages196The maximum number of remote network addresses has already been configured.A maximum number of eight IP addresses for

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 197This fabric log is no longer valid because the fabric has been unpersisted.The selected fabric log is no lon

Information and error messages198You do not have a compatible version of the management server software. In order for the HAFM application to function

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 199Zoning by port number is ignored in Open Fabric Mode.While in Open Fabric mode, zones configured using port

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Element Manager overview20Required permissions for Element Manager features Table 2 itemizes the specific functions available to Element Manager users

Information and error messages200Element Manager messagesTable 10 lists Element Manager information and error messages in alphabetical orderTable 10 E

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 201Are you sure you want to delete firmware version?Confirmation to delete a firmware version. The firmware lib

Information and error messages202Cannot enable beaconing while the system light is on. Occurs when choosing Enable Beaconing option for a failed FRU.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 203Cannot install firmware to a switch with a failed CTP card.Firmware cannot be installed on a switch with a d

Information and error messages204Cannot retrieve switch state.The director or switch state cannot be retrieved by the Element Manager because the Ethe

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 205Cannot save SNMP configuration.The SNMP configuration cannot be saved at the Element Manager because the Eth

Information and error messages206Cannot start data collection.The data collection procedure cannot be started by the Element Manager because the Ether

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 207Could not stop port diagnostics.Port diagnostics could not be stopped by the Element Manager because the Eth

Information and error messages208Director clock alert mode must be cleared before enabling period synchronization.Clock alert mode is enabled through

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 209Duplicate Community names require identical write authorizations.Duplicate community names are entered at th

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 21Configure allow or prohibit Matrix, Active (FICON management style)XXConfigure Addresses – “Active” (FICON ma

Information and error messages210Feature not supported. The ‘product name’ must be running version 05.00.00 or higher.The firmware version on the hard

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 211Installing this feature key, while online, will cause an IPL operation on the switch and a momentary loss of

Information and error messages212Invalid port address. Invalid port address has been entered.Verify that the port address through the Configure Addres

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 213Invalid value for day (1-31). At the Configure Date and Time dialog box, the DD value (day) must be an integ

Information and error messages214Invalid value for year.At the Configure Date and Time dialog box, the YYYY value (year) must be a four-digit value.Ve

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 215Nonredundant director or switch must be offline to install firmware.For director: if the director has only o

Information and error messages216Periodic Date/Time synchronization must be cleared.Action cannot be performed because the Periodic Date/Time Synchron

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 217Resource is unavailable.The specified operation cannot be performed because the product is unavailable.Verif

Information and error messages218Switch clock alert mode must be cleared before enabling period synchronization.Clock alert mode is enabled through th

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 219The link to the switch is not available.The Ethernet connection between the HAFM appliance and the switch is

Element Manager overview22Data Collection XDate/Time Sync Configuration X X XEnable Call Home Notification X XEnable Channel Wrap (FICON Management st

Information and error messages220This feature is not installed. Please contact your sales representative.This feature has not been installed. Contact

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 221IndexAaddresses 29alertslink incident (LIN)description 74enabling 108thresholdclearing 58feature 30Allo

222configure menuSANtegrity authentication 84configuringmanagement style 79Open Systems Management Server 172configuring preferred paths 164conven

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 223featuresEnterprise Fabric Mode 177Flexport 182Open Trunking 30Preferred Path 28preferred paths 164SANte

224logsAudit 31, 138Embedded Port (advanced) 31Embedded Port Log (advanced) 147Event 31, 139expanding columns 137functions and options 136Hard

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 225Open Systems Management Server, configuring 122Open Trunking featuredescription 30, 178enabling and confi

226reports, Export Configuration 30rerouting delaydescription 81Enterprise Fabric Mode 177reset configurationoverview 33procedure 160restore conf

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 227Wwarningsrack stability 13resetting configurations 33web server, enabling 30web sitesHP documentation 11

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Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 23Using the Element ManagerThis section provides a general overview of the Element Manager and its functions. F

Element Manager overview24Illustrations used in this guideFigures containing HAFM and Element Manager screens in this guide are included for illustrat

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 25• Right-click the appropriate edge switch product icon in the Physical/Topology Map and click Element Manager

Element Manager overview261. Open the Element Manager for the switch from the HAFM desktop, as described in ”Opening the Element Manager” on page 24.2

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 27• Enable unit beaconing—Click the check box for this option to toggle unit beaconing on or off. When the chec

Element Manager overview28however, take the switch off line through the Set Online State dialog box to configure these parameters. See ”Configuring fa

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 29NOTE: Ports are automatically configured as G_Ports if no device is connected, F_Ports if a device is connect

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 3ContentsAbout this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Element Manager overview30•Features—Displays the Configure Feature Key dialog box. Use this dialog box to enter a feature key to enable optional featu

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 31NOTE: The ACP Prohibited check box is only visible for switches that support ACP.Logs menuThe Element Manager

Element Manager overview32Maintenance menuSelect the Maintenance menu on the menu bar to display a list of the following maintenance options. For deta

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 33• Backup and Restore Configuration—Saves the product configuration stored on the switch to the HAFM appliance

Element Manager overview34Hardware viewThe Hardware view is the default view that is displayed in the View panel the first time you open a switch’s El

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 35• Set online stateFor details on menu options, see ”Using menu options” on page 55.For details on navigating

Element Manager overview36Port List viewClick the Port List view tab to display the Port List view. The Port List view is displayed. This view contain

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 37For details on these menu options, see ”Port menu” on page 56.For details on navigating and monitoring via th

Element Manager overview38• Display options—Allows you to display attached devices listed under the Port WWN column in the Node List view by the devic

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 39When an end device (node) is logged into a port, moving the mouse pointer over the port’s bar graph in the Pe

4Backing up and restoring Element Manager data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42What is backed up?. . . . . .

Element Manager overview40CAUTION: Clearing the counters clears the statistics for all users. For more information about the Performance view, includi

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 41Status barThe status bar is located along the bottom of the Element Manager window. The status bar displays a

Element Manager overview42Closing the Element Manager To close the Element Manager, use one of the following methods:• Select Product > Close.• Cli

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 43Restoring data from a CDTo restore data to HAFM, copy the three folders from the CD-RW (D:\Backup\) and paste

Element Manager overview44

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 452 Monitoring and managing the switchThis chapter describes how to use the features available in the Element M

Monitoring and managing the switch46Monitoring switch operationMonitor the operating status of the switch using the switch Status table on the Hardwar

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 47• Unknown Network Address—The address defined for the switch in HAFM could not be found in the domain name se

Monitoring and managing the switch48.Figure 9 Hardware operation–Edge Switch Hardware view• Port attention indicator 1—The yellow triangle status symb

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 49• Power indicator—The green indicator (PWR) simulates the power LED on the actual switch. When the indicator

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 5Configuring operating parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring and managing the switch50Displaying port informationThere are several ways to display the Port Properties dialog box:• Double-click a port

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 51• GX_Port— Displayed if the port is configured to be a GX_Port.• Operating speed—Displayed the current data s

Monitoring and managing the switch52The following messages display in the Reason field of the when an Invalid Attachment, Segmented E_Port, or Inactiv

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 530x0E Authorization Failure RejectThe switch on the other side of the ISL detected a security violation. This

Monitoring and managing the switch54• Threshold alert—If a threshold alert exists for the port, an alert indicator (yellow triangle) is displayed by t

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 55• FC address Domain—The switch’s Fibre Channel address (hexadecimal).• CTP State—Displays either Active or Fa

Monitoring and managing the switch56• IPL—Initiates an IPL on the switch. When the dialog box is displayed confirming the IPL, click Yes.NOTE: An IPL

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 57is displayed by a port, an attention indicator is displayed below the port's connector in the Hardware v

Monitoring and managing the switch58NOTE: If you click this option button to bind the port to a logged-in device and there are no devices logged in, t

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 59• Clear Zoning Enforcement Alert(s)—Select the Clear Zoning Enforcement Alert(s) option when you right-click

6Enabling or disabling E_port and N_port authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Changing enable authentication method .

Monitoring and managing the switch60• Block Config—Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port, as set through the Configure Ports di

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 61Port menuRight-click a row to display a menu with port-related options. These are the same menu options that

Monitoring and managing the switch62• Node Type (Edge Switch 2/24 only):• N_Port—The switch port is operating as an F_Port.• NL_Port—the switch port i

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 63Node List view menu options In the Node List view, right-click a row to display a menu with the following por

Monitoring and managing the switch64The Node Properties dialog box contains the following options:• Port Number—The physical port number on the switch

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 65Performance viewDisplay the Performance view by clicking the Performance view tab in the Element Manager wind

Monitoring and managing the switch66• Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s)• Clear Zoning Enforcement AlertsNOTE: For Node Properties, if a node is

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 67Class 2 StatisticsThe Class 2 Statistics table includes:• Received Frames—The number of Class 2 frames receiv

Monitoring and managing the switch68• Sync losses—A loss of synchronization was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from th

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 69• Link resets Rx—The number of link reset protocol frames received by this port from the attached device. The

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 7Configuring Open Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring and managing the switch70• Clear—Clears all counters to zero and displays a Clear Port Statistics dialog box. Click the appropriate option

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 71• PWR—Power supply• Position—Slot position of FRU in the chassis relative to identical FRUs also installed in

Monitoring and managing the switch72Degraded and IdleOn Off The port is operating in a degraded mode but is still active with the attached node (excha

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 73Online On Off None The attached device has successfully connected to the director and is ready to communicate

Monitoring and managing the switch74NOTE: The status indicator is displayed on the port in the Hardware view. It indicates that a corrective action is

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 75Threshold alertsA threshold alert notifies Element Manager users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throu

Monitoring and managing the switch76

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 773Configuring the switchThis chapter describes how to configure the Edge Switch 2/24 or Edge Switch 2/32. It a

Configuring the switch78Configuring identificationUse the procedure in this section to identify the switch by its name, description, location, and con

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 79Configuring management styleTo configure management style for the Edge Switch 2/32 only:1. Set the director o

8Configuring the FICON Management Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169FICON Management Server parameters.

Configuring the switch802. Select Configure > Operating Parameters > Switch Parameters.The Configure Switch Parameters dialog box is displayed.F

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 81NOTE: This option is required if Enterprise Fabric Mode (optional SANtegrity Binding feature) is enabled. See

Configuring the switch82Suppress zoning RSCNs on zone set activationsFabric format domain RSCNs are sent to ports on the switch following any change t

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 832. Select Configure > Operating Parameters > Fabric Parameters.The Configure Fabric Parameters dialog b

Configuring the switch84Switch PrioritySetting this value determines the principal switch for the multiswitch fabric. Click either Principal (highest

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 85Access the SANtegrity Authentication dialog box by clicking Configure > SANtegrity Authentication. The Con

Configuring the switch86• Software—Allows the security administrator to set up software applications that can communicate with the switch through API.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 87If you applied the same user settings to multiple products, the product list displays multiple product names

Configuring the switch88• Some Radius servers store passwords unencrypted in plain text files. If Local Only were used, there would be no unencrypted

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 89A default user is set up in the switch user base. The ID of the user is Administrator and the password is pas

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 919 FRU List view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the switch90Using the Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog boxClicking OK on the Apply to Other Products dialog box or clicking

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 91product, and generalizes them to multiple products whose user settings can be totally different. The new sett

Configuring the switch92Figure 27 Configure SANtegrity Authentication Software tabEnabling API authenticationIf API authentication is enabled, the fol

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 93The ID and secret must be defined for the HAFM appliance so that:• After API authentication is enabled, the H

Configuring the switch94Editing the CHAP Secret for the current HAFM applianceTo edit the CHAP Secret of the current HAFM appliance:1. Select the curr

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 95Removing another HAFM applianceAlthough you can remove software IDs from the Permitted Software list, you can

Configuring the switch96Figure 29 Configure Security Authentication Devices tabTo have two connected switches authenticate each other locally, each sw

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 97a. Click Edit Secret. The Add Device dialog box is displayed (Figure 30).Figure 30 Add Device (Edit Secret) d

Configuring the switch98• Non-SANtegrity II compatible switches• Non-manageable switches• Non-HP switches• JBOD• HBA• Other storage devicesWhen your H

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 99• If the Node Name is in the Port Authentication List as a connected device, the device can be transferred fr