FW 08.01.00/HAFM SW 08.06.xx or later HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Guide (AA-RTDWE-TE, November 2005)
Table Of Contents
- Edge Switch 2/24 installation guide
- Contents
- Introduction to the Edge Switch 2/24
- Installing the Edge Switch
- Connecting the Edge Switch
- Edge Switch network addresses
- LAN-connecting the Edge Switch
- Setting up the HAFM appliance
- Using HAFM to configure the Edge Switch
- Setting the Edge Switch online and offline
- Configuring Edge Switch identification
- Configuring Edge Switch operating parameters
- Configuring fabric operating parameters
- Configuring switch binding
- Configuring preferred path
- Configuring ports
- Configuring SNMP trap message recipients
- Configuring, enabling, and testing e-mail notification
- Configuring and enabling call-home features
- Configuring and enabling Ethernet events
- Configuring, enabling, and testing call-home event notification
- Threshold alerts
- Creating new alerts
- Figure 30 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box
- Figure 31 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-first screen
- Figure 32 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-second screen
- Figure 33 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-third screen
- Figure 34 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-summary screen
- Figure 35 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box-alert activated
- Modifying alerts
- Activating or deactivating alerts
- Deleting alerts
- Creating new alerts
- Configuring SANtegrity Authentication
- Backing up HAFM configuration data
- Resetting configuration data
- Enabling the HAFM Basic interface
- Enabling Telnet
- Connecting the Edge Switch to a fabric
- Using the HAFM Basic interface
- Launching the HAFM Basic interface
- Setting the Edge Switch offline and online
- Configuring Edge Switch ports
- Configuring BB credit
- Configuring Edge Switch identification
- Configuring date and time
- Configuring Edge Switch parameters
- Configuring network information
- Configuring SNMP trap message recipients
- Enabling or disabling the CLI
- Configuring zoning
- Managing firmware versions
- Regulatory compliance and safety
- Technical specifications
- Index
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1Introduction to the Edge Switch 2/24
This chapter describes the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 (Edge Switch) and includes the
following topics:
• Edge Switch description, page 13
• Edge Switch features, page 14
• Hardware components, page 17
• Tools and test equipment, page 20
• Optional kits, page 22
Edge Switch description
The Edge Switch 2/24 provides:
• Dynamic switched connections between Fibre Channel servers and devices in a storage area
network (SAN) environment, including:
• Data connection and flow control between device node ports (N_Ports) as dictated by the
Fibre Channel and Signaling Interface (FC-PH 4.3)
• Creation of a multiswitch fabric using interswitch links (ISLs)
• Connectivity for devices manufactured by multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
• Fibre Channel technology that includes:
• A bandwidth of 2.125 Gbps
• Redundant switched data paths
• A scalable number of active ports
• Long transmission distances (up to 35 km)
• Support for an open-systems interconnection (OSI) computing environment
Edge Switch ports can be configured as:
• Fabric ports (F_Ports)—Provide connectivity for up to 24 switched fabric devices.
• Fabric loop ports (FL_Ports)—Provide arbitrated loop connectivity and fabric attachment for
FC-AL devices. Each FL_Port can theoretically support the connection of 126 FC-AL devices.
• Expansion ports (E_Ports)—Provide interswitch link (ISL) connectivity to fabric directors and
switches. Generic mixed ports (GX_Ports)—Configure ports as generic loop ports (GL_Ports).
GX_Ports are optional and must be configured through a feature key. For more information about
feature keys, see the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager user guide.
• Generic ports (G_Ports)—Configure ports as generic ports. G_Ports are optional and must be
configured through a feature key. For more information about feature keys, see the HP
StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager user guide.
The Edge Switch can be installed on a table or desktop or mounted in an equipment cabinet or in
any standard equipment rack.