FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Guide (AA-RTDWD-TE/958-000283-003, March 2005)
Table Of Contents
- Edge Switch 2/24 installation guide
- Contents
- Switch features
- Installing and configuring the Edge Switch 2/24
- Installation options
- Review installation requirements
- Unpack and Inspect the switch
- Install the Edge Switch on a desktop
- Install the Edge Switch in a rack
- Configure switch network information
- LAN-Connect the switch
- Configure the HAFM appliance
- Frequently used HAFM settings
- Set the switch online
- Set the switch offline
- Configure switch identification
- Configure switch operating parameters
- Configure fabric operating parameters
- Configure switch binding
- Configure SNMP trap message recipients
- Configure, enable, and test e-mail notification
- Configure and enable Ethernet events
- Configure call home event notification
- Configure threshold alerts
- Create new alerts
- Figure 25 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box
- Figure 26 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-first screen
- Figure 27 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-second screen
- Figure 28 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-third screen
- Figure 29 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-summary screen
- Figure 30 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box-alert activated
- Modify alerts
- Activate or deactivate alerts
- Delete alerts
- Create new alerts
- Configure SANtegrity authentication
- Back up HAFM configuration data
- Configure open systems management appliance
- Configure feature key
- Configure Open Trunking
- Enable Embedded Web Server
- Enable Telnet
- Connect cables to Fibre Channel ports
- Connect the switch to a fabric
- Unpack, inspect, and install the ethernet hub (optional)
- Using HAFM from a remote location
- Using the Embedded Web Server
- Manage firmware versions
- Regulatory compliance and safety
- Technical specifications
- Index
Manage firmware versions80
Add a firmware version
The firmware version shipped with the Edge Switch is provided on the Edge Switch 2/24
documentation CD. Subsequent firmware versions to upgrade the Edge Switch are provided to
customers through the HP web site.
NOTE: When adding a firmware version, follow procedural information in the release notes that
accompany the firmware version. This information supplements information provided in this general
procedure.
Use these steps to add an edge switch firmware version to the library stored on the HAFM
appliance hard drive:
1. Obtain the new firmware version from the HP web site:
NOTE: The following path is subject to change.
a. At the HAFM appliance or other personal computer (PC) with Internet access, open the HP
web site. The uniform resource locator (URL) is
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/storage.html
.
b. Locate the Networked storage section of the Web page.
c. Under Networked storage, locate the By type subsection.
d. Click SAN infrastructure. The SAN infrastructure page appears.
e. Locate the Fibre Channel Switches section.
f. Go to the M-Series Fabric subsection and click Edge Switch 2/24. The HP StorageWorks
Edge Switch 2/24 page appears.
g. Locate the Product information section and click Software, firmware & drivers. The specify
operating system page for your product appears.
h. Locate the select operating system section and click Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware,
Diagnostics, etc.). The download drivers and software page for the selected product
appears.
i. Locate the Firmware section and click download next to the firmware you want to download.
The Windows Save As dialog box appears
Verify or correct the directory path specified in the Save in field and the file name specified
in the File name field.
j. Click Save. The new firmware version is downloaded and saved to the HAFM appliance or
PC hard drive.
2. At the HAFM application’s physical map, right-click the product icon representing the switch for
which a firmware version is to be added, then select Element Manager from the pop-up menu.
The application opens.