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12.Click Yes.

A message box is displayed (Figure 13).

Figure 13 Save Session dialog box

13.Click No to exit and close the HyperTerminal application.

14.Power off the workstation:

a. Select Start > Shut Down.

The Shut Down Windows dialog box is displayed.

b. Select Shut Down Windows > Shut down the Computer and click Yes to power off the

workstation.

15.Disconnect the RS-232 null modem cable from the Edge Switch and the workstation.

16.Replace the protective metal plate over the maintenance port.

LAN-connecting the Edge Switch

To connect the Edge Switch to the Ethernet LAN segment or the HP-supplied Ethernet hub:

1. Connect one end of the Ethernet patch cable (supplied with the Edge Switch) to the RJ-45

connector (labeled 10/100) on the left front of the chassis.

2. Connect the remaining end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN as follows:

• If the Edge Switch is installed on a customer-supplied LAN segment, connect the cable to the

LAN as directed by the customer’s network administrator.

• If the Edge Switch is installed on the HP-supplied Ethernet hub, connect the cable to any

available port on the hub.

3. Perform one of the following steps:

• If an HAFM appliance is delivered and available, go to .

• If an HAFM appliance is not available and the Edge Switch is managed through the HAFM

Basic interface, attach the Ethernet LAN segment to an internet connection and go to ”Using

the HAFM Basic interface” on page 69.

Setting up the HAFM appliance

To run HAFM software, you must set up and configure the HAFM appliance. See the

HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager appliance installation guide for instructions on:

• Setting up the HAFM appliance

• Connecting the HAFM appliance to the LAN

• Configuring the network addressing for the HAFM appliance

• Setting the HAFM appliance date and time

• Creating HAFM user names and passwords