HP StorageWorks B-Series Remote Replication Solution Best Practices Guide (5697-6731, June 2007)

NOTE:

Although not covered here, the procedures for the MP Router blades a re identical, but some

screen shots will differ slightly given the blade orientation in the director chassis. To start

this procedure on a blade router, p oint your browser to the IP address of the Director.

Conﬁguring Fibre Channel routing (FCR)

To conﬁgure the Fibre Channel routing using Web Tools:

1. Launch the FC routing module via the FCR button in the Switch View on the router.

A tabbed interface displays, from which you can access the functions required to enable FCR

on the switch you are connected to.

2. Ensure that the backbone fabric ID of the switch is the same as other FCRs in the backbone fabric.

• Click Set Fabric ID and either enter the FI D value or select it from the drop-down m enu.

3. Enable Fibre Channel routing (FCR) .

a. Click Enable FCR.

b. Click Yes to conﬁrm.

4. Ensure that the ports to conﬁgure as EX-Ports are not connected or are disabled.

5. Conﬁgure the EX-Por ts:

a. Click the EX-Ports tab.

b. Select New to launch the EX-Port Conﬁguration wizard.

c. Selecttheporttobeconﬁgured. For this example, select port 0 and click Next to continue.

d. Set the Port Pa rameters (FID) and Interop mode; set the FC op erational parameters.

e. Conﬁrm the settings.

6. Connect the EX-Ports to the proper edge fabric if they are not already connected:

a. Connect the cables. Do not enable the por ts yet.

b. Close the FCR Admin window.

7. Conﬁgure LSAN zones on the fabrics that share devices using the Zone Administra tion module of

Web Tools:

a. Use the browser to launch the Switch View on the e dge fabric switch.

b. Click zone admin tolaunchtheZoneAdministrationmodule.

Solution setup