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5 Managing switches
This chapter provides the following procedures for viewing and managing your HP StorageWorks 8/20q
Fibre Channel Switches using Simple SAN Connection Manager:
• About transparent routing, page 49
• Viewing switch properties, page 49
• Viewing network properties, page 50
• Viewing switch zoning information, page 51
• Setting the switch default zoning, page 53
• Setting the switch admin password, page 55
• Setting the switch IP address, page 55
• Updating switch firmware, page 57
• Setting switch SNMP properties, page 59
• Setting the switch symbolic name and domain ID, page 62
• Setting DNS properties, page 62
• Setting switch IP security, page 64
About transparent routing
The transparent routing feature provides inter-fabric routing to allow controlled and limited access between
devices on an HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric and devices on a remote fabric
consisting of switches made by other vendors. This type of inter-fabric connection uses the Fibre Channel
industry N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), and makes local and remote devices accessible to each other
while maintaining the local and remote fabrics as separate fabrics.
Transparent routing configuration consists of connecting the local fabric over one or more TR_Ports to the
remote fabric, and then creating Inter-Fabric Zones (IFZs) by which you map the local devices to the remote
devices. To complete the configuration and make it active, you must activate the same IFZs on both the
local fabric and the remote fabric.
Simple SAN Connection Manager displays, on the Physical Connection map (see page 43), the remote
fabric as a grayed-out switch, which represents one or more HP StorageWorks B-series switches and their
connected devices. However, SSCM cannot be used to manage the remote fabric or to configure
transparent routing. To configure transparent routing, use the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel
Switch QuickTools web applet as described in the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch
QuickTools switch management user guide.
Viewing switch properties
Simple SAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to view properties related to switches
within your SAN.
Description of the switch properties
The Switch Properties (Figure 25) include the following read-only information:
•Symbolic Name
•Model
•World-wide name
•Serial Number
•MAC Address
•Domain ID
•Firmware Version
• Operational State