Page 1 user guide hp StorageWorks director product manager Product Version: FW V05.01.00-24/HAFM SW V07.01.00-09 Second Edition June 2003 Part Number: AA–RTDUB–TE This guide provides an introduction and overview of the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Product Manager and Director 2/140 Product Manager. It also explains how to use Product Manager features to monitor, manage, and configure a director.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
contents Contents About this Guide...........13 Overview.
Page 4 Contents Logs Menu............28 Maintenance Menu .
Page 5 Contents User Rights............60 User Rights for Specific Functions .
Page 6 Contents Port Technology ..........90 Block Port .
Page 7 Contents Preferred ............120 Insistent .
Page 8 Contents Enabling Telnet............156 Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data .
Page 9 Contents Switch Binding............191 Configuring Switch Binding—Overview .
Page 10 Contents 11 Node List View ............57 12 Performance View .
Page 11 Contents 49 New Threshold Alerts dialog box—summary screen ......152 50 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box—alert activated ......152 51 Export Configuration Report dialog box .
Page 12 Contents Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 13: About This Guide
About this Guide This reference guide provides information to use when planning to acquire and install one or more of the following Hewlett-Packard (HP) StorageWorks About this Guide products: Director 2/64 Director 2/140 High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) application The Director 2/64 is a 64-port director, while the Director 2/140 is a 140-port director.
Page 14: Overview
About this Guide Overview This section covers the following topics: Intended Audience Related Documentation Intended Audience This publication is intended for use by configuration and installation planners; however, information is also provided for system administrators, customer engineers, and project managers. Related Documentation For a list of corresponding documentation included with this product, see the Related Documents section of the HP StorageWorks Director Release Notes.
Page 15: Conventions
About this Guide Conventions Conventions consist of the following: Document Conventions Text Symbols Equipment Symbols Document Conventions The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases. Table 1: Document Conventions Element Convention Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1 Key and field names, menu items, Bold buttons, and dialog box titles...
Page 16: Equipment Symbols
About this Guide Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data. Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information. Equipment Symbols The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains.
Page 17 About this Guide Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock, remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems. Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely.
Page 18: Rack Stability
About this Guide Rack Stability Rack stability protects personnel and equipment. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the WARNING: equipment, be sure that: The leveling jacks are extended to the floor. The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks. In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.
Page 19: Getting Help
About this Guide Getting Help If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website: http://www.hp.com. HP Technical Support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/.
Page 20 About this Guide Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 21: Product Manager Overview
Product Manager Overview This chapter provides an introduction and overview of the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Product Manager and Director 2/140 Product Manager. It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window. Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 22: Managing The Storageworks Director 2/64 And Director 2/140
Product Manager Overview Managing the StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 Three options are available for managing the director through a user interface: The Product Manager application installed on a StorageWorks High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) server. Access to the Product Manager must be through the HAFM.
Page 23: Hafm Management Menu Options
Product Manager Overview HAFM Management Menu Options This user’s guide provides information on the StorageWorks Director 2/64 Product Manager and Director 2/140 Product Manager application only. Information on the HAFM application is provided in the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide. Following are lists of options available on the menu bar in the applications.
Page 24: View Menu
Product Manager Overview Show Zone Members Show View Port Show Fabric Tree Enterprise Fabrics Mode (active if SANtegrity Binding is installed) Fabric Binding (active if SANtegrity Binding is installed) View Menu User Sessions Zoom — In — Out — Default —...
Page 25: Logs Menu
Product Manager Overview Zoning Library Advanced Zoning Deactivate Zone Set Configure Default Zone Logs Menu Audit Log Event Log Session Log Product Status Log Fabric Log Maintenance Menu Configure E-Mail Test Remote Notification Configure Ethernet Events Configure Enable Call Home Event Notification Help Contents About...
Page 26: View Tabs
Product Manager Overview View Tabs Hardware Node List Port List Performance FRU List Product Menu Management Style — Open Systems — FICON Port (options available when port is selected) — Port Properties — Node Properties — Port Technology — Block Port —...
Page 27: Configure Menu
Product Manager Overview FRU (options available when FRU is selected) — Open Port Card View — FRU Properties — Switchover — Enable Beaconing — Block All Ports — Unblock All Ports — Diagnostics Clear Error System Light Enable Unit Beaconing Properties Close Configure Menu...
Page 28: Logs Menu
Product Manager Overview Open Trunking (active if Open Trunking is installed) Export Configuration Report Enable Embedded Web Server Enable Telnet Logs Menu Audit Log Event Log Hardware Log Link Incident Log Threshold Alerts Log Open Trunking Log (active if Open Trunking is installed) Maintenance Menu Port Diagnostics Swap Ports (FICON Management Style only)
Page 29: Product Manager Description
Product Manager Overview Product Manager Description The Product Manager for the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 has a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI) that provides in-depth management, configuration, and monitoring functions for individual directors and their field-replaceable units (FRUs). In contrast to the Product Manager, the HAFM enables administrators to monitor operational status for all products and Fibre Channel fabrics managed by an HAFM server.
Page 30 Product Manager Overview Configure the management style between Open Systems and FICON functions. Configure the data speed for the director (Director 2/64 only) and for individual ports. Configure threshold alerts for ports. Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names. Configure the director name, location, description, and contact person. Control individual Fibre Channel ports by blocking/unblocking operation, enabling LIN alerts, Port Binding, setting data speeds, and running internal and external loopback diagnostics.
Page 31: Typical Network Configuration
Product Manager Overview Access the Director Product Manager when you click a director product icon on the HAFM application’s Product View or Topology View. Figure 1 illustrates director management components on a public network. The figure shows the following elements: Two Director 2/64s HAFM server (laptop or rack mount) HP Ethernet hub...
Page 32: Using The Product Manager
Product Manager Overview Using the Product Manager This section provides a general overview of the StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 Product Manager application and its functions. For details on performing specific tasks and using specific dialog boxes, refer to the appropriate chapters in this guide.
Page 33: Hafm Application Icon
Product Manager Overview — If the HAFM application window is displayed, skip to page 34. 2. Perform one of the following steps if you are using a remote user workstation (a network PC with a remote client previously installed), and the HAFM login dialog box or HAFM application window is not displayed.
Page 34: Opening The Product Manager
Product Manager Overview 4. From the drop-down list on the HAFM Login dialog box, choose the HAFM server to which you wish to connect. Note that if you are logging into a server locally, localhost is the server name. Type in the network address of the server if it is not in the list.
Page 35: Storageworks Director 2/64 And Director 2/140 Icons
Product Manager Overview Figure 4: StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 icons The Product Manager displays showing the default Hardware View. Refer to Figure 5 for the Director 2/64 and to Figure 6 for the Director 2/140. Figure 5: StorageWorks Director 2/64 Product Manager window Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 36: Window Layout And Function
Product Manager Overview Figure 6: StorageWorks Director 2/140 Product Manager window HAFM Note: When the Product Manager window displays, the application window is still available as a separate window. You can drag the Product Manager window away HAFM from the application window and view both windows on your PC desktop or minimize one or both of them to icons if desired.
Page 37: Menu Bar
Product Manager Overview Menu Bar The menu bar on the Product Manager window displays tabs for the following menus: Product Configure Logs Maintenance Help Product Menu Choose one of the following options from the Product menu: Management Style This provides a secondary menu with radio buttons for Open Systems and FICON management styles.
Page 38: Fru
Product Manager Overview Click an SBAR card, CTP card, port card, power supply module, or cooling fan module in the Hardware View only and choose FRU from the Product menu to display a menu of specific options for that FRU. These are the same menu option as when you right-click these components in the Hardware View.
Page 39: Configure Menu
Product Manager Overview Configure Menu Click the Configure menu on the menu bar to display a menu that lists the following options. For detailed information on using these dialog boxes, refer to Chapter “Configuring the Director.” Identification—Choose this option to display the Configure Identification dialog box.
Page 40 Product Manager Overview Switch Binding—This submenu provides two options: — Change State—Allows you to activate Switch Binding according to a specific connection policy (Restrict E_Ports, Restrict F_Ports, or All Ports). — Edit Membership List—Allows you to create a list of switches and devices that you want to allow exclusively to attach to director ports.
Page 41 Product Manager Overview — Stored Addresses—Displays the Address Configuration Library. Use this dialog box to activate, modify, delete, and modify existing address configurations created through the Active Addresses dialog box. SNMP Agent— Choose this option to display the Configure SNMP dialog box.
Page 42: Logs
Product Manager Overview Open Trunking—Choose this option to enable the optional Open Trunking feature. This feature monitors the average data rates of all traffic flows on ISLs (from a receive port to a target domain), and periodically adjusts routing tables to reroute data flows from congested links to lightly loaded links to optimize bandwidth use.
Page 43: Maintenance
Product Manager Overview Hardware Log—This log displays information on FRUs inserted and removed from the director. Each log entry includes the name of the FRU inserted or removed, the slot position relative to identical FRUs installed, whether the FRU was inserted or removed, the FRU part number and serial number, and the date and time the FRU was inserted or removed.
Page 44 Product Manager Overview IPL—Choose this option to initiate an initial program load (IPL) on the director. A dialog box displays to allow you to confirm the IPL. Note that an IPL does not affect any configuration settings done through the Product Manager.
Page 45: Help
Product Manager Overview Note: The default setting for the Enable Call Home Notification function is disabled (unchecked). Backup & Restore Configuration—Choose this option to save the product configuration stored on the director to the HAFM server hard disk or to restore the product configuration from the HAFM server.
Page 46: View Tabs
Product Manager Overview View Tabs Click one of the view tabs across the top of the Product Manager window to display the following views in the view panel: Hardware—The Hardware View is the Product Manager default view. The Hardware View is a dynamic illustration of all hardware components installed in the front and back of the director.
Page 47: Status Bar
Product Manager Overview Status Bar The status bar displays a status symbol that indicates the current state of the director. Refer to Table 2 for the meaning of these status symbols. The status bar is located along the bottom of the Product Manager window. The status symbol displays on the left side of the bar and messages display in the panel to the right of the symbol.
Page 48 Product Manager Overview Table 2: Operating Status—Status Bar and Director Status (Continued) Director Status Symbol Alert Panel Table Text Meaning Yellow Triangle Redundant Failure A redundant component has failed, such as a power supply, and the backup component has taken over operation.
Page 49 Product Manager Overview Table 2: Operating Status—Status Bar and Director Status (Continued) Director Status Symbol Alert Panel Table Text Meaning Gray Square Never Connected Director status is unknown. This occurs if the Ethernet Link Timeout network connection Protocol Mismatch between the HAFM server Duplicate Session and the director cannot be Unknown Network...
Page 50: Hardware View
Product Manager Overview Hardware View The Hardware View is the default view that displays in the main panel when you open the Director Product Manager. Refer to Figure 7 for an example of this view. Figure 7: Hardware View In the Hardware View, colored indicators reflect the status of actual LEDs on the director FRUs.
Page 51: Director Menu
Product Manager Overview Double-click the power supply, CTP card, cooling fan module, and SBAR card to display a FRU Properties dialog box containing detailed information on the hardware component. Double-click the director, away from a FRU, to display the Director Properties dialog box. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Hardware View, refer to Chapter “Monitoring and Managing the...
Page 52: Ctp Card Menu
Product Manager Overview CTP Card Menu Double-click a CTP card to display the Properties dialog box for the card. Right-click a CTP card to display the following options. For details refer to “Using the Port Card View” on page 84. FRU Properties Enable Card Beaconing Switchover...
Page 53: Port Card View
Product Manager Overview Figure 8: Port Card View In this expanded view of the port card, you can: Determine port card status by amber LED at the top of the card. A table also displays on the Port Card View that provides the FRU name, position, operating state, beaconing state, and part number.
Page 54: Port List View
Product Manager Overview Note that these same options also display when you click a port connector and choose the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar. Double-click a port connector to display the Port Properties dialog box. Click Back To Full View to return to the Hardware View.
Page 55: Fru List View
Product Manager Overview The Port List View displays information about all ports installed in the director. All data is dynamic and updates automatically. Double-click any row in this view to display the Port Properties dialog box for the port. Right-click a port row to display the same menu options that display when you right-click a port in the Hardware View or a port’s bar graph in the Performance View.
Page 56: Node List View
Product Manager Overview Figure 10: FRU List View Click a FRU row to select it, then choose FRU Properties from the Product menu on the menu bar. The FRU Properties dialog box displays. For details on navigating and monitoring via the FRU List View, refer to “FRU List View”...
Page 57: Performance View
Product Manager Overview Double-click a port row to highlight it and display the Node Properties dialog box for that port. Right-click a port row to display the following menu options: Port Properties—Displays the Port Properties dialog box. Node Properties—Displays the Node Properties dialog box. Define Nickname—Displays the Define Nickname dialog box, where you can define a nickname to display for the attached device instead of the device’s 8-byte WWN.
Page 58: Performance View
Product Manager Overview red arrow marks the highest utilization level reached since the Performance View was opened. If the system detects activity on a port, it represents minimal activity with at least one bar. When an end device (node) is logged in to a port, moving the cursor over the port’s bar graph in the Performance View highlights the graph and displays a message with the WWN of the connected node.
Page 59: Closing The Product Manager
Product Manager Overview Port Properties Node Properties Port Technology Block Port Enable Beaconing Diagnostics Channel Wrap (FICON Management Style only) Swap Ports (FICON Management Style only) Clear Link Incident Alerts Reset Port Port Binding Clear Threshold Alerts Note that these same options also display when you click a port graph and choose the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar.
Page 60: User Rights
Product Manager Overview To logout of all HAFM applications, choose Logout or Exit from the Product menu on the Product View window. If you choose Logout, the HAFM Login dialog box displays. You can now log in again using a user name and password. Log into a different HAFM server by choosing a different server from the HAFM Server field.
Page 61: User Rights For Specific Functions
Product Manager Overview User Rights for Specific Functions Table 3 itemizes the specific functions available to Product Manager users that have been assigned “user rights” of product administrator, operator, and/or maintenance. If a user does not have the right to perform a specific operation, an error box displays when the operation is attempted stating that the operation is not authorized.
Page 62 Product Manager Overview Table 3: User Rights for Product Manager (Continued) Product Manager Product Rights Administrator Operator Maintenance Configure Switch Parameters Configure Fabric Parameters Configure Ports Configure SNMP Configure Switch Binding Configure Threshold Alerts Configure Open Trunking Configure Zoning Data Collection Date/Time Sync Configuration Enable Call Home...
Page 63 Product Manager Overview Table 3: User Rights for Product Manager (Continued) Product Manager Product Rights Administrator Operator Maintenance Port Beaconing Set Online State Swap Ports (FICON management style) Reset Configuration Reset Statistics Counters (Performance View) Reset Port Unit Beaconing View Audit Log View Event Log View Firmware View Hardware Log...
Page 64: Backing Up And Restoring Product Manager Data
Product Manager Overview Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data Critical information from both the Product Manager and HAFM applications is automatically backed up to a backup drive when the data directory contents change or when you reboot the HAFM server. The backup drive is either an ®...
Page 65: Restoring Data To The Hafm Server
Product Manager Overview Call-home configuration (including phone numbers and dialing options). Configuration data saved to the HafmData directory through the Backup & Restore Configuration option on the Product Manager Maintenance menu. The backup application will not back up certain Windows configurations that need to be reconfigured on a newly restored HAFM server, including the following: Windows user names and passwords.
Page 66 Product Manager Overview Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 67: Monitoring And Managing The Director
Monitoring and Managing the Director This chapter describes how to use the features available in the Product Manager main panel to monitor and manage director operation. These features include status indicators, menu options, and dialog boxes available through the Hardware View, Port List View, FRU List View, Node List View, and Performance View.
Page 68: Hardware View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Hardware View The Hardware View is the default view that is shown when you open the Product Manager. If another view displays, you can display the Hardware View by choosing the Hardware View tabs. Using this graphical view of the director, you can view status symbols and simulated light emitting diode (LED) indicators, display data, and use mouse functions to monitor status and obtain vital product information for the director and its hardware components.
Page 69: Monitoring Director Operation
Monitoring and Managing the Director — The Director 2/140 contains three modules in slot positions 2, 1, and 0 (left to right). SBAR cards. — The Director 2/64 contains two SBARs in slot positions 1 (bottom) and 0 (top). — The Director 2/140 contains two SBARs in slot positions 1 (bottom) and 0 (top).
Page 70: No Link Status
Monitoring and Managing the Director Going offline—This is a transitional state that occurs just before the director goes offline. This state normally only happens briefly, unless there is a problem reaching the offline state. No Link Status If the Ethernet network connection between the HAFM server and the director is down, the Hardware View displays the front and rear of the unit without FRUs.
Page 71: Status Bar Indicator
Monitoring and Managing the Director Status Bar Indicator The status bar displays a colored status symbol that indicates the overall operating status of the director unit. The operating status depends on hardware component failures, which are indicated by status symbols that display over component graphics in the Hardware View.
Page 72: Monitoring Hardware Operation-Director 2/64 Hardware View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port card attention indicator Power supply failure indicator Port card failure indicator Cooling fan module failure indicator CTP card failure indicator SBAR card beaconing indicator Active CTP card indicator SBAR failure indicator Power, system error, and unit beaconing indicators Figure 13: Monitoring hardware operation—Director 2/64 Hardware View Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 73: Monitoring Hardware Operation-Director 2/140 Hardware View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port card attention indicator Power supply failure indicator Port card failure indicator Cooling fan module failure indicator CTP card failure indicator SBAR card beaconing indicator Active CTP card indicator SBAR failure indicator Power, system error, and unit beaconing indicators Figure 14: Monitoring hardware operation—Director 2/140 Hardware View Port card attention indicator—The yellow triangle status symbol ( )
Page 74 Monitoring and Managing the Director Port card failure indicator—The blinking red and yellow diamond displayed on the port card with the amber port card LED illuminated may indicate that the card has failed. This may also indicate that an individual port has failed on the card.
Page 75: Obtaining Hardware Information
Monitoring and Managing the Director Note: If the amber LED flashes, this indicates that unit beaconing has been enabled for the director. You can enable or disable unit beaconing when you right-click the director graphic, away from a FRU, and choose Enable Unit Beaconing from the menu.
Page 76: Displaying Director Information
Monitoring and Managing the Director Figure 15: FRU Properties dialog box Note: You can display a Properties dialog box for all FRUs when you right-click the FRU and choose FRU Properties from the menu that displays. Display a Properties dialog box for a port card when you right-click a card and choose FRU Properties from the menu that displays.
Page 77: Director Properties Dialog Box
Monitoring and Managing the Director Figure 17: Director Properties dialog box The following displays in this dialog box: Director name, description, location, and contact configured through the Configure Identification dialog box. Fibre Channel World Wide Name (WWN) identifier for the director. Product type number.
Page 78: Using Menu Options
Monitoring and Managing the Director Note: The director model and firmware may not support 2 Gb/sec data speeds. Switch Binding. Enabled if the optional SANtegrity Binding features are installed and enabled, otherwise Disabled displays. Note: You can also display the Director Properties dialog box when you right-click the director illustration away from a FRU and choose Properties from the menu.
Page 79: Clear System Error Light
Monitoring and Managing the Director Clear System Error Light Choose this to turn off the amber system error LED, located below the green power LED on the director front bezel. IPL Director Choose this option to initiate an IPL on the director. When the dialog box displays confirming the IPL, click Yes.
Page 80: Configure Date And Time Periodic Synchronization Dialog Box
Monitoring and Managing the Director Figure 18: Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box 2. Perform one of the following steps: To immediately synchronize the director date and time with the HAFM server, be sure the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization option is enabled and then click Sync Now.
Page 81: Setting Director Online State
Monitoring and Managing the Director Setting Director Online State Click to display the Set Online State dialog box. The dialog box displays the current state (offline or online) and provides a button for changing the state. Caution: Before setting the director offline, warn administrators and users currently operating attached devices that the director is going offline and that there will be a disruption of port operation.
Page 82: Port Menu
Monitoring and Managing the Director Block All Ports—Choose this option to display the Block All Ports dialog box. Click Yes to block all ports on the selected card or click No to cancel. Unblock All Ports—Choose this option to display the Unblock All Ports dialog box.
Page 83: Fan Module
Monitoring and Managing the Director Figure 21: Switchover CTP dialog box If you click the Enable Beaconing check box to add a check mark, the amber LED beacons (blinks) on the card that was the active card before switchover. If a redundant card has failed, or is not installed, choosing Switchover displays an error message explaining that two operational cards must be installed to use this feature.
Page 84: Using The Port Card View
Monitoring and Managing the Director If you click the Enable Beaconing check box to add a check mark, the amber LED beacons (blinks) on the card that was the active card before switchover. Note: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature. Using the Port Card View In the Hardware View, double-click a port card or right-click and choose Open Port Card View to see a detailed view of the port card.
Page 85: Displaying Port Information
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port states are described in detail under “Port Operational States” on page 112. Displaying Port Information Double-click a port or right-click a port and choose Port Properties from the menu to display the port’s Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 23.
Page 86 Monitoring and Managing the Director Type—The type of port. — G_Port. This displays if nothing is logged into the port. — F_Port. This displays if a device is logged into the port. — E_Port. This displays if the port is connected to another director’s E_Port via an ISL.
Page 87 Monitoring and Managing the Director Refer to the section on joining zoned fabrics in the hp StorageWorks SAN high availability planning guide. The following messages display in the Reason field of the Port dialog box if an Invalid Attachment, Segmented E_Port, or Inactive State occurs for the port.
Page 88 Monitoring and Managing the Director — 04 Incompatible switch at other end of the ISL. The switch is configured for Open Fabric mode, and the switch at the other end of the ISL is an HP switch configured for Homogeneous mode. —...
Page 89: Port Card Menu
Monitoring and Managing the Director inactive if the card is an FPM card and the port data speed was set to 2 Gb/sec. To activate the port in this case, set director data speed to 1 Gb/sec, or replace the FPM card with a UPM card. Your director model and firmware may not allow variable data speed Note: settings.
Page 90: Node Properties
Monitoring and Managing the Director Node Properties Click this to display the Node Properties dialog box. Note that if a node is not logged into the port, a message displays indicating that node information is not available. For details on information that displays in this dialog box, refer to “Displaying Node Properties”...
Page 91: Diagnostics
Monitoring and Managing the Director Diagnostics Click this option to display the Port Diagnostics dialog box. Use this dialog box to run an internal loopback and external loopback test on the port. The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port or all ports on a port card.
Page 92: Port Binding
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port Binding Click to display the Port Binding dialog box. Click the Port Binding check box to enable port binding. Either choose the Attached WWN option to bind to the attached device listed, or choose Detached WWN to enter the WWN or nickname of the device to bind.
Page 93: Warning And Error Message Display
Monitoring and Managing the Director Detached WWN—Click this option and enter a World Wide Name (WWN) in the proper format (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) or a nickname configured through the Product Manager application. The device with this WWN or nickname has exclusive communication privileges through the port if Port Binding is enabled.
Page 94: Port List View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port List View Display the Port List View by choosing Port List from the View menu. Figure 26 is an example of the Port List View. Figure 26: Port List View The Port List View displays the following information on all ports that can be installed in the director.
Page 95 Monitoring and Managing the Director Note: This column applies during FICON management style only and does not display during Open Systems management style. Name—Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports dialog box. Block Config—Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port as set through: —...
Page 96: Menu Options
Monitoring and Managing the Director — Invalid Attachment — Port Failure — Segmented E_Port — Link Incident — Testing — Inactive Type—The type of port. F_Port displays if an N_Port is attached. E_Port displays if another E_Port is attached. G_Port displays if the port can function as either an F_Port or an E_Port, but nothing is currently attached.
Page 97 Monitoring and Managing the Director Reset Port Port Binding Clear Threshold Alerts Note: For Node Properties, if a node is not logged in, a message displays indicating that node information is not available. Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 98: Fru List View
Monitoring and Managing the Director FRU List View Display the FRU List in the View panel by choosing the FRU List option from the View tabs. This View displays information about all installed FRUs on the director. All data is dynamic and updates automatically as the software detects changes.
Page 99 Monitoring and Managing the Director — CTP—CTP card. — SBAR—SBAR card. — Port Card—The following acronyms may display to indicate the card’s port technology: — GLSL—G_Port, long wave, single mode LC connector, 1 Gigabit — GSML—G_Port, short wave, multimode, LC connector, 1 Gigabit —...
Page 100: Node List View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Node List View Display the Node List View in the View panel by choosing Node List from the view tabs. This view displays information about all node attachments to any F_Ports on the director sorted by port number. All data is dynamic and updates automatically as devices log in and log out.
Page 101 Monitoring and Managing the Director — Host — Hub — Integrated CTC adapter — Magnetic tape — Module — Other — Printer — Proxy-agent — Reserved — Software driver — Stand-alone CTC adapter — Storage device — Storage subsystem — Switch —...
Page 102: Menu Options
Monitoring and Managing the Director BB_Credit—The buffer-to-buffer credit that the attached node has available. Double-click a row to choose it and display the Node Properties dialog box. For an explanation of the fields on the Node Properties dialog box, refer to “Displaying Node Properties”...
Page 103: Node Properties Dialog Box
Monitoring and Managing the Director Figure 29: Node Properties dialog box Port Number—The physical port number on the director to which the node is connected. Fibre Channel Address (Open Systems management style only)—Displays the three-byte Fibre Channel address of the node. Port Address (FICON Management Style only)—Each port in the director has a corresponding port address which equals the physical port number plus four.
Page 104 Monitoring and Managing the Director Node Port Number—The physical port number field of the node port that is attached to the director port (should be two nodes only). Type—The type of node. Model—The model of node. Serial #—The Serial number of the node. Tag—The tag identifier of the node.
Page 105: Performance View
Monitoring and Managing the Director Performance View Display the Performance View in the main panel by choosing Performance from the view tabs. This view displays a bar graph at the top of the view for all ports. The lower portion of the view displays statistical values for the specific port’s bar graph that you chose.
Page 106: Bar Graph Display
Monitoring and Managing the Director Node Properties Port Technology Block Port Enable Beaconing Port Diagnostics Channel Wrap (FICON Management Style only) Swap Ports (FICON Management Style only) Clear Link Incident Alerts Reset Port Port Binding Clear Threshold Alerts Note: For Node Properties, if a node is not logged in, a message displays indicating that node information is not available.
Page 107: Statistics Description
Monitoring and Managing the Director receive traffic, class 2 and class 3 statistics, operational statistics, and error categories. Click a category in the left side of the statistics area to display only statistics for that category or click All to display values for all categories. For a description of the Refresh and Clear buttons, refer to “Button Functions”...
Page 108: Class 3 Statistics
Monitoring and Managing the Director Busied Frames—The number of F_BSY frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames. This can occur if frames are received before the switch completes initialization or if the switch is servicing so many requests that it cannot process a new request.
Page 109 Monitoring and Managing the Director Sync losses—A loss of synchronization was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port. At the Port Card View, a yellow triangle displays to indicate a link incident. Signal losses—A loss of signal was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port.
Page 110: Operational Statistics
Monitoring and Managing the Director Address ID errors—A received frame had an unavailable or invalid Fibre Channel destination address, or an invalid Fibre Channel source address. This typically indicates the destination device is unavailable. Frames too short—A received frame exceeded the Fibre Channel frame maximum size or was less than the Fibre Channel minimum size, indicating the frame arrived at the director’s port corrupted.
Page 111: Troubleshooting Tips
Monitoring and Managing the Director Flows rerouted to ISL—This displays whether the optional Open Trunking feature is installed or not. A value will only display if Open Trunking is installed, the port is connected to an ISL, and flows were being rerouted. This will be the number of Fibre Channel traffic flows that were rerouted to this ISL from another ISL due to congestion.
Page 112: Port Operational States
Monitoring and Managing the Director Port Operational States Table 4 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware View and Port List View. Note: The status indicator displays on the port in the Hardware View. It indicates that a corrective action is required to return the port to a normal operating state.
Page 113 Monitoring and Managing the Director Table 4: Port States and Indicators (Continued) Port Indicators Alert Port State Indicator Description Green Amber Link Incident Yellow A link incident occurred on the port. Triangle The status symbol displays in the Port List View, Port Card View, and Hardware View.
Page 114 Monitoring and Managing the Director Table 4: Port States and Indicators (Continued) Port Indicators Alert Port State Indicator Description Green Amber Port Failure Red and The director port has failed and Yellow requires service. The amber LED for the Blinking port remains illuminated.
Page 115: Link Incident Alerts
Monitoring and Managing the Director Link Incident Alerts A link incident is a problem detected on a fiber optic link, like the loss of light, invalid sequences and other problems. When a problem occurs, a LIN alert is sent to the Link Incident Log in the Director Product Manager. LIN alerts warn you that there is a link incident being detected through a port connection that may require operator intervention to correct.
Page 116: Threshold Alerts
Monitoring and Managing the Director Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies Product Manager users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput reaches specific values for director ports or port type (E_Ports or F_Ports). Choose the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu on the menu bar to display the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box.
Page 117: Configuring The Director
Configuring the Director This chapter describes how to use the options that display on the menu when you choose the Configure menu on the menu bar. Each of these options is explained in the following sections. Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 118: Configuring Director Identification
Configuring the Director Configuring Director Identification Perform this procedure to configure the director name, description, location, and contact person for HAFM. The information displays in multiple dialog boxes throughout the application. In addition, the Name, Location, and Contact variables configured in the Configure Identification dialog box correspond respectively to the SNMP variables sysName, sysLocation, and sysContact.
Page 119: Configuring Switch Parameters
Configuring the Director Configuring Switch Parameters Use the procedures in this section to set parameters on the director for fabric operation through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box. These parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the director. 1. The director must be offline to change Preferred Domain ID and Management Style parameters.
Page 120: Switch Parameters
Configuring the Director Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults. The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID. Change this value if the director will participate in a multiswitch fabric. 1. Use information under “Switch Parameters”...
Page 121: Insistent
Configuring the Director For more information on domain ID, refer to the section on domain ID assignment for multiswitch fabrics in the HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide for details. Insistent This option is not supported unless the SANtegrity Binding feature is installed. Click the check box to remove or add a check mark.
Page 122: Domain Rscns
Configuring the Director Note: This option is required if Enterprise Fabric Mode (optional SANtegrity binding feature) is enabled. Domain RSCNs Domain register for state change notifications (domain RSCNs) are sent between end devices in a fabric to provide additional connection information to host bus adapters (HBA) and storage devices.
Page 123: Management Style
Configuring the Director When you change the speed to 2 Gb/sec, all ports on Fibre Channel port module (FPM) cards go to an inactive state. A warning/confirmation message also displays, allowing you to continue the operation or cancel. Only universal port module (UPM) cards allow 1 Gb/sec and 2 Gb/sec operation.
Page 124: Configuring Fabric Parameters
Configuring the Director Configuring Fabric Parameters Use procedures in this section to set parameters on the director for fabric operation through the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box. These parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the director. 1. Verify that the director is set offline. For instructions, refer to the “Setting Director Online State”...
Page 125: Fabric Parameters
Configuring the Director Fabric Parameters Configure the following parameters as required by your fabric. BB_Credit Configure the director to support buffer-to-buffer credit (BB_Credit) from 1 through 60. This is the value used for all ports, except those configured for extended distance buffering (10-100 km). The default value is 16. For a description of the buffer-to-buffer credit, refer to the industry specification, Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface.
Page 126: Switch Priority
Configuring the Director Switch Priority Setting this value determines the principal director for the multiswitch fabric. Choose Principal (highest priority), Default, or Never Principal (lowest priority) from the Switch Priority drop-down list. Setting these priority values determines the principal director selected for the multiswitch fabric.
Page 127: Configuring Switch Binding
Configuring the Director Homogeneous Fabric—Choose this mode if the fabric contains only HP directors and switches that are operating in Homogeneous Fabric mode. Open Fabric 1.0—Default. Choose this mode if the fabric contains HP directors and switches, as well as other open-fabric compliant switches. Choose this mode for managing heterogeneous fabrics.
Page 128 Configuring the Director Note: To identify port numbers for which you want to provide names, place the cursor over the ports in the Hardware View. As you move over a port, a message displays that identifies the slot number where the port is installed. To name ports in FICON management style, use the Configure Addresses dialog box.
Page 129 Configuring the Director If the check boxes in this column are not selected, no link incident indicators display in the Hardware View. Also, the Link Incident field of the Port Properties dialog box is blank and a link incident is recorded in the Link Incident Log.
Page 130: Warning And Error Messages
Configuring the Director When you change a port’s speed and click Activate on the dialog box, a confirmation message displays stating that this setting will temporarily disrupt port data transfers. Note: Your director model, firmware, and port cards may not allow 2 Gb/sec data speeds.
Page 131: Menu Options
Configuring the Director Figure 35: Warning! dialog box When you click Activate, if the format for the WWN or nickname in the Bound WWN column is not valid, an error message displays. For example, the WWN is not in the xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx format. Menu Options Menu options are available when you right-click any column except the Port # column:...
Page 132 Configuring the Director — Set All LIN Alerts—Places a check mark in all check boxes in this column. LIN alerts will be enabled for all ports on the switch. Type (open systems management style only) — Set All to F_Ports—Sets all fields in this column to F_Port and configures all ports on the switch as F_Ports.
Page 133: Configuring Ports In The Open Systems Management Style
Configuring the Director — Bind All WWNs—Places a check mark in all check boxes in this column and binds each port to the device with the WWN or nickname entered in the Bound WWN column for that port. — Unbind All WWNs—Removes check marks in all check boxes in this column.
Page 134 Configuring the Director Ports are numbered from 0-63 on the Director 2/64, and 0-127 and 132-143 on the Director 2/140. Note that for the Director 2/140, ports 128-131 are internal ports and not available for external connections. 2. Type a name that reflects the end device connected through the port in the Name field.
Page 135: Configuring Ports In The Ficon Management Style
Configuring the Director 12. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data” on page 157. Configuring Ports in the FICON Management Style To configure ports in FICON management style, use the following steps: Note: You cannot configure port names in the Configure Ports dialog box in FICON management style.
Page 136: Configuring Port Addresses
Configuring the Director Note: The factory default for LIN alerts is “enabled.” 4. Prevent an unspecified device from being connected to the port when you click the check box in the Port Binding column. 5. To set the data speed for the port, click in the Speed column for the port, and choose 1 Gb/sec, 2 Gb/sec, or Negotiate.
Page 137: Prohibited Port Connection Symbol
Configuring the Director Port connection array—This yellow area of the dialog box is a matrix of port addresses that is used to configure connections between port addresses. All port addresses for the switch are listed along the top and left side of the matrix.
Page 138: Configure Addresses - "Active" Dialog Box
Configuring the Director — Unblock all ports—Unblocks all port addresses that are currently blocked. This allows communication from all port addresses in the switch. — Clear all—Clears the prohibit and blocked status of all port addresses in the switch. CUP Name—This user-defined name is assigned to the control unit port (CUP).
Page 139: Managing Stored Address Configurations
Configuring the Director 2. Enter information into the appropriate fields. 3. Click the squares to either prohibit or allow connections. In Figure 39, port address 07 is prohibited from communicating with port address 05. Also, Port OC is prohibited from communicating with all other port addresses. 4.
Page 140: Address Configuration Library Dialog Box
Configuring the Director Figure 40: Address Configuration Library dialog box 2. Choose a configuration entry by selecting a row. Then use one of the procedures below. To modify a stored configuration—Click Modify. The Configure Addresses dialog box displays for the configuration. See “Configuring Port Addresses”...
Page 141: Configuring Snmp Trap Message Recipients
Configuring the Director 3. When finished managing the library, click Close to close the dialog box. Configuring SNMP Trap Message Recipients Use the procedures in this section to: Configure the SNMP agent that runs on the director and implements the following MIBs: —...
Page 142: Configure Snmp Dialog Box
Type the IP address or DNS host name of the trap recipient (SNMP management workstation) in the associated Trap Recipient field. Use 64 or fewer alphanumeric characters. Hewlett-Packard recommends using the IP address. Figure 41: Configure SNMP dialog box d.
Page 143: Configuring Open Systems Management Server
Configuring the Director 4. If you are finished configuring the director, back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backup and Restore Configuration” on page 180. Configuring Open Systems Management Server For complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, refer to “Configuring the Open Systems Management Server”...
Page 144: Configure Feature Key Dialog Box
Configuring the Director To configure a feature key, use the following steps: 1. Choose Configure > Features from the Product Manager window. The Configure Feature Key dialog box displays, as shown in Figure Figure 42: Configure Feature Key dialog box 2.
Page 145 Configuring the Director An IPL will occur, during which the Ethernet connection between the HAFM server and director is momentarily interrupted. Note: If you click Activate, all current features will be replaced with new features. That is, if there are features shown in the current list that are not shown in the new list, then those features will be removed from the director.
Page 146: Configuring Director Date And Time
Configuring the Director Configuring Director Date and Time The Director 2/140 Product Manager log entries are stamped with the date and time received from the director. Use these steps to set the effective date and time for the director. Note: The director and HAFM synchronize at least once daily.
Page 147: Synchronizing Date And Time
Configuring the Director 3. Click the Time fields that require change, and type numbers in the following ranges: Hour (HH): 0 through 23 Minute (MM): 0 through 59 Second (SS): 0 through 59 4. Click Activate to set the director date and time, and close the Configure Date and Time dialog box.
Page 148: Configuring Threshold Alerts
Configuring the Director Configuring Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput reaches specified values for specific director ports or port types, (E_Ports or F_Ports). You are notified of a threshold alert by: A yellow triangle that displays on the port in the Port Card View.
Page 149: Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog Box
Configuring the Director Note: If alerts are configured, they will display in table format showing the name of the alert, type of alert (Rx, Tx, or Rx or Tx), and alert state (inactive or active). Figure 45: Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box 2.
Page 150: New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box-Second Screen
Configuring the Director 3. Enter a name from one to 64 characters in length. All characters in the ISO Latin-1 character set, excluding control characters, are allowed. 4. Choose one of the following from the drop-down list under the Name field: Rx Throughput—An alert will occur if the threshold set for receive throughput is reached Tx Throughput—An alert will occur if the threshold set for transmit...
Page 151: New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box-Third Screen
Configuring the Director 7. Enter the amount of cumulative minutes in which the % utilization should exist during the notification interval before an alert is generated. You can also choose At any time if you want an alert to occur whenever the set % utilization is reached.
Page 152: New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box-Summary Screen
Configuring the Director Figure 49: New Threshold Alerts dialog box—summary screen 12. Click Finish. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays listing the name, type, and state of the alert that you just configured. 13. At this point, the alert is not active. To activate the alert, choose the alert information that displays in the Configure Threshold Alerts table and click Activate.
Page 153: Modifying Alerts
Configuring the Director Modifying Alerts Use the following steps to modify an existing threshold alert configuration. 1. At the Hardware View page, choose Configure > Threshold Alerts. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. Choose the alert that you want to modify when you click the alert information in the table.
Page 154: Deleting Alerts
Configuring the Director Deleting Alerts Use the following steps to delete existing threshold alerts. 1. At the Hardware View page, choose Configure > Threshold Alerts. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. 2. Select the alert that you want to delete by selecting the alert information in the table and click Delete.
Page 155: Exporting The Configuration Report
Configuring the Director Exporting the Configuration Report Use this option to save an ASCII file of configuration data currently saved in director NV-RAM to your hard drive or a diskette. Use any desktop publishing application to import this ASCII file for viewing or printing. Note: This file cannot be used to set configuration parameters through the Product Manager.
Page 156: Enabling Embedded Web Server
Configuring the Director 2. Choose the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4. Click Save. The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file. Enabling Embedded Web Server Use the following steps to enable EWS: 1.
Page 157: Backing Up And Restoring Configuration Data
Configuring the Director Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data You can back up the NV-RAM configuration, which includes all of the data you input through instructions in this chapter, using the Backup and Restore Configuration option. This option is available through the Maintenance menu. Selecting this option backs up the configuration data to a file on the HAFM server hard drive.
Page 158 Configuring the Director Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 159: Using Logs
Using Logs This chapter describes the StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 logs. Access these logs from the logs menu on the menu bar: Audit Log Event Log Hardware Log Link Incident Log Threshold Alert Log Open Trunking Log Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 160: Using Logs
Using Logs Using Logs The Audit, Event, Hardware, and Link Incident logs store up to 1000 entries each. The most recent entry displays at the top of the log. After 1000 entries are stored, new entries overwrite the oldest entries. Button Functions Button function is the same for all logs: Clear—When you click Clear, it clears all entries in the log for all users.
Page 161: Expanding Columns
Using Logs Details Home List Go up one level Create new folder Drive list Figure 52: Save dialog box log windows — 2. In the Save dialog box, choose the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4.
Page 162: Audit Log
Using Logs Audit Log The Audit Log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the director from any source such as HAFM, SNMP management stations, or host. Figure 53: Audit Log Some actions, such as backing up configuration data and enabling automatic date/time synchronization, are performed only by the HAFM server without director interaction.
Page 163 Using Logs — Telnet—Change was made through a telnet connection. Identifier—Identifies the user making the change according to the source: — Maintenance Port—No entry displays. — HAFM application—Includes user@address, where “user” is the Product Manager user name, and “address” is the network address of the workstation (remote user workstation or HAFM server).
Page 164: Event Log
Using Logs Event Log The Event Log provides a record of significant events that have occurred on the director, such as hardware failures, degraded operation, port problems, FRU failures, FRU removals and replacements, port problems, Fibre Channel link incidents, and HAFM server to director communication problems. The information is useful to maintenance personnel for fault isolation and repair verification.
Page 165 Using Logs — GLSL—G_Port, long wave, single-mode LC connector, 1 Gigabit — GSML—G_Port, short wave, multi-mode, LC connector, 1 Gigabit — GXXL—G_Port, mixed mode, LC connector, 1 Gigabit — FPM—G_Port, small form factor optics (SFO) pluggable, FICON port module, 1 Gigabit —...
Page 166 Using Logs The chassis (slot) position for a non-redundant FRU is 0. The chassis positions for redundant FRUs are 0, 1, and 2. The chassis positions for port cards are 0 through 35, and slot 32 is unavailable. Event Data—Up to 32 bytes of supplementary information for the event in hexadecimal format.
Page 167: Hardware Log
Using Logs Hardware Log The Hardware Log displays information on FRUs inserted and removed from the director. Figure 55: Hardware Log Each log entry includes the following: Date/Time—Date and time of the insertion or removal of the FRU. FRU—The name of the inserted or removed FRU. Table 6: FRU Names FRU Code FRU Name...
Page 168 Using Logs — GSF2—GPort, small form factor optics (SFO) pluggable, universal port module, 2 Gigabit — GLSR—G_Port, short wave, single mode, MT-RJ connector, 1 Gigabit — GXXR—G_Port, mixed mode, MT-RJ connector, 1 Gigabit — GSMR—G_Port, short wave, multimode, MT-RJ connector, 1 Gigabit Position—Slot position in the chassis relative to identical components installed.
Page 169: Link Incident Log
Using Logs Link Incident Log The Link Incident Log displays the 1000 most recent link incidents with the date the incident occurred, the time it occurred, and the port on which the incident took place. The information is useful to maintenance personnel for isolating port problems [particularly expansion port (E_Port) segmentation problems] and repair verification.
Page 170 Using Logs — Invalid primitive sequence received for the current link state. Either a link reset or a link reset response primitive sequence was recognized while waiting for the offline sequence. For corrective actions in response to these link incident messages, refer to the diagnostics chapter in the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Service Manual for the Director 2/64 and the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Service Manual for the Director 2/140.
Page 171: Threshold Alert Log
Using Logs Threshold Alert Log This log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time that the alert occurred, the log also displays details about the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts option under the Configure menu on the menu bar.
Page 172: Open Trunking Log
Using Logs Utilization %—Percent usage of traffic capacity. This is the percent of the port’s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput. This setting constitutes the threshold value and is configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. For example, a value of 25 means that threshold occurs when throughput reaches 25 percent of the port’s capacity.
Page 173: Using Maintenance Features
Using Maintenance Features This chapter describes how to use the options that display under the Maintenance menu on the menu bar along the top of the Product Manager window. The following options are described: Port Diagnostics Swap Ports Collect Maintenance Data Execute an IPL Set Online State Manage Firmware Versions...
Page 174: Port Diagnostics
Using Maintenance Features Port Diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port or all ports on a port card. To use this option, follow the detailed steps in the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Service Manual for the Director 2/64 and the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Service Manual for the Director 2/140.
Page 175: Notes
Using Maintenance Features 7. Follow the on-screen instructions and click Next to continue through to the next screen. 8. If you are finished configuring the director, back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backup and Restore Configuration” on page 180.
Page 176: Execute An Ipl
Using Maintenance Features Execute an IPL Caution: The Ethernet connection between the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager (HAFM) server and director is interrupted momentarily during an IPL. Note: An initial program load (IPL) is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should only be performed if the active CTP card is suspected to be faulty.
Page 177: Set Online State
Using Maintenance Features For details on functions performed by an IPL, refer to the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Service Manual for the Director 2/64 and the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Service Manual for the Director 2/140. Set Online State Use the procedure in this section to display the current director operating state (offline or online) and change the state as required.
Page 178: Manage Firmware Versions
Using Maintenance Features As the director goes offline, OFFLINE displays in the State field of the Director Status table in the Hardware View. LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay green, but the director is sending offline sequences (OLS) to these devices.
Page 179: Enable Call-Home Notification
Using Maintenance Features Enable Call-Home Notification The call-home feature enables the HAFM server to automatically contact a support center to report system problems. The support center server accepts calls from the HAFM server, logs reported events, and notifies one or more support center representatives.
Page 180: Backup And Restore Configuration
Using Maintenance Features Backup and Restore Configuration Choose this option to save the product configuration stored on the director to the HAFM server hard disk, or to restore the product configuration from the HAFM server. Only a single copy of the configuration is kept on the server. The purpose of the backup is primarily for single-CTP systems, such as the director, where a backup is needed in order to restore a replacement CTP card.
Page 181 Using Maintenance Features — Zoning configuration (active zone set and default zone state). A backup is immediately attempted when you click Backup on this dialog box. A dialog box displays to confirm that the backup to the server is complete. If the backup fails, a dialog box displays to inform you that the backup to the server failed.
Page 182: Reset Configuration
Using Maintenance Features Reset Configuration This feature is used to reset all configuration data for the director to factory default values. You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature. The internet protocol (IP) address will reset to the factory default value during this procedure, you may not recover the Ethernet connection between the director and HAFM server if you have changed the director’s IP addressing from that default value.
Page 183: Data Default Values
Using Maintenance Features Note: If you have enabled features that add additional port function since the director was shipped from the factory, these features will be disabled (factory default) when the configuration is reset. Only those ports that were enabled at the factory will function. You will have to enable the additional port function features again through the Configure Feature Key dialog box.
Page 184 Using Maintenance Features Table 7: Data Default Values (Continued) Configuration Description Default Operating Preferred Domain ID Parameters Buffer-to-Buffer Credit R_A_TOV 10 seconds (100 tenths) E_D_TOV 2 seconds (20 tenths) Director Priority Rerouting Delay Disabled SNMP SNMP Communities “public”—5 NULL strings SNMP Write Read only per community Authorizations...
Page 185: Optional Features
Optional Features This chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optional HAFM’s features through HAFM applications. There are two types of features covered in this chapter: “Keyed” features, requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product’s Product Manager application.
Page 186: Ficon Management Server
Optional Features FICON Management Server The FICON Management Server is a keyed feature that allows host control and inband management of the director or switch through an IBM System/390 or zSeries 900 Parallel Enterprise Server attached to a director or switch port. The server communicates with the switch or director through a FICON channel.
Page 187: Available Code
Optional Features Programmed offline state control—Click this check box to display a check mark and enable a host management program to control the director’s offline and online state. When a check mark is not displayed, a host program cannot set the director online or offline. Active=Saved—Click this check box to display a check mark and enable the active=saved function for the IPL address configuration.
Page 188: Configure Ficon Management Server Dialog Box
Optional Features Table 8: Available Code Pages (Continued) Code Page Hexadecimal Name Code Page CPGID Japan 00281 0119 Spain/Latin 00284 011C America United Kingdom 00285 011D France 00297 0129 International #5 00500 01F4 To configure FICON management server, use the following steps: 1.
Page 189: Open Systems Management Server
Optional Features 7. If necessary, select a code page from the Code Page drop-down list. 8. Click Activate to activate changes and close the dialog box. 9. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. Open Systems Management Server The Open System Management Server (OSMS) is a keyed feature that allows host control and inband management of the director or switch through a management application that resides on an open-systems interconnection (OSI) device.
Page 190: Santegrity Binding Features
Optional Features 3. Click the check box in the Host Control Prohibited field to display a check mark and to prohibit the host management program from changing configuration and connectivity parameters on the switch. In this case, the host program has read-only access to configuration and connectivity parameters. Click the check box when it contains a check mark removes the check mark and allows a host program to change configuration and connectivity parameters on the switch.
Page 191: Enable/Disable And Online State Functions
Optional Features Enable/Disable and Online State Functions In order for Fabric Binding to function, specific operating parameters and optional features must be enabled. Also, there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the director or switch is offline or online. Be aware of the following: Because switches are bound to a fabric by World Wide Name (WWN) and domain ID, the Insistent Domain ID option in the Configure Switch...
Page 192: Notes
Optional Features WWNs of switches connected to E_Ports (E_Port connection policy). The WWN is the WWN of the attached switch. WWNs of devices connected to F_Ports and switches connected to E_Ports (all-ports connection policy). Notes When the Switch Binding feature is first installed and has not been enabled, the Switch Membership List is empty.
Page 193: Editing The Switch Membership List
Optional Features To enable Switch Binding (check mark is not in the Enable Switch Binding check box), click the Enable Switch Binding check box to add a check mark. Go on to step 3 to set the Connection Policy. 3. Click one of the Connection Policy options. Restrict E_Ports.
Page 194: Switch Binding Membership List Dialog Box
Optional Features Figure 64: Switch Binding Membership List dialog box Refer to “Configuring Switch Binding—Overview” on page 191 for information on how the Switch Membership List is populated with WWNs according to options set in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box. 2.
Page 195: Enable/Disable And Online State Functions
Optional Features Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box. For example, a WWN for a switch attached to an E_Port can be removed if the Switch Binding Connection Policy was enabled to Restrict F_Ports.
Page 196: Zoning With Switch Binding Enabled
Optional Features WWNs can only be removed from the Switch Membership List if any of the following are true: — The director or switch is offline. — Switch Binding is disabled. — The switch or device with the WWN is not connected to the director or switch.
Page 197: Features And Parameters Enabled
Optional Features Features and Parameters Enabled Fabric Binding This is a SANtegrity Binding feature enabled through the Fabrics menu in HAFM that allows or prohibits switches and directors from merging with a selected fabric. Refer to “Enable/Disable and Online State Functions”...
Page 198: Suppress Rscn's On Zone Set Activations
Optional Features storage devices. As an example, this information might be that a logical path has been broken because of a physical event, such as a fiber optic cable being disconnected from a port. If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, this parameter is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the director or switch is offline.
Page 199: Open Trunking
Optional Features Open Trunking Interswitch links (ISLs) connect ports between E_Ports on Fibre Channel switches and link these switches into a multiswitch fabric. Multiple ISLs may be connected between the switches in the fabric. Data from an attached end device (server or storage) flows through these ISLs to a target end-device connected to a switch somewhere in the fabric.
Page 200: Configure Open Trunking Dialog Box
Optional Features Figure 65: Configure Open Trunking dialog box 2. Enable Open Trunking by clicking the Enable Open Trunking check box to display a check mark. 3. Set the Congestion Thresholds for ports as percentages of link bandwidths, in the range of 1% through 99%. These thresholds are used only when a port becomes an ISL.
Page 201 Optional Features box, you cannot enter a value into the Threshold % column for the port. If you click the check box to remove the checkmark, any value that was set in the Threshold % column for the port will redisplay. —...
Page 202: Pop-Up Menu
Optional Features This is the percentage of time that the transmitting link has no BB_Credit. This value is also used when determining routes for a transmit link. An ISL that has no BB_Credit for longer than this time percentage cannot be the recipient of traffic rerouted from other ISLs.
Page 203: Open Trunking Log
Optional Features Figure 66: Open Trunking Log Date and Time—Date and Time that action occurred. Receive Port—The decimal receive port number on the local switch associated with the flow that was rerouted. Target Domain—The decimal domain ID associated with the flow that was rerouted.
Page 204 Optional Features Director Product Manager User Guide...
Page 205: A Information And Error Messages
Information and Error Messages This appendix lists information and error messages in alphabetical order that display in pop-up message boxes from the HP StorageWorks Director Product Manager application. If you do not find an error message in this list, review the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide.
Page 206: A Storageworks Director Product Manager Messages
Information and Error Messages StorageWorks Director Product Manager Messages This section lists StorageWorks Director Product Manager information and error messages in alphabetical order. Table 9: Product Manager Messages Message Description Action Product A Product Manager Only one instance of Close the open Product Manager Manager instance is already...
Page 207 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Are you sure you want Confirmation to delete Click Yes to confirm the deletion to delete this address the selected address of the address configuration or configuration? configuration.
Page 208 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot enable Open Enterprise Fabric mode Perform either of the following Trunking while is active and the switch steps: Enterprise Fabric or director is online Disable Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the and user is attempting Mode option by selecting the...
Page 209 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot modify Port speeds cannot be Either return the director speed director/switch speed. configured at a higher to 2 Gb/sec or configure all Ports speeds cannot be data rate than the port data speeds to 1 Gb/sec configured at a higher...
Page 210 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot retrieve port Port statistics cannot be Retry the operation later. If the statistics. retrieved by the condition persists, contact the Product Manager next level of support. application because the Ethernet link is down or busy.
Page 211 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot run diagnostics Port diagnostics Install a transceiver in the port on a port card that is (loopback tests) cannot and perform diagnostics again. not installed. be performed on a port that does not have a small form factor (SFF) optical...
Page 212 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot set all ports to Displays if you try to Replace ports that do not 2 Gb/sec due to speed set ports to operate at support speed configuration restriction on some 2 Gb/sec data speed with those that do support more...
Page 213 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot start data The data collection Retry the operation later. If the collection. procedure cannot be condition persists, contact the Product started by the next level of support. Manager application because the Ethernet...
Page 214 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Could not find Firmware file selected Ensure file name and directory firmware file. was not found in the are correct. Or, obtain a valid FTP directory. Or, the firmware file from your service selected file is not a representative.
Page 215 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Device applications Port diagnostics Terminate the device should be terminated (loopback tests) cannot application and perform before starting be performed on a diagnostics again. diagnostics. Press port while an attached NEXT to continue.
Page 216 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Disabling Insistent Fabric Binding is Click Yes if you want to Domain ID will disable enabled through continue and disable Fabric Fabric Binding. Do you HAFM and user Binding.
Page 217 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Error retrieving port An error occurred at Retry the operation later. If the Product Manager statistics. condition persists, contact the application while next level of support. retrieving port statistics because the Ethernet link is down or busy.
Page 218 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action File transfer is in A firmware file is being Informational message progress. transferred from the only—no action is required. HAFM server hard drive, or a data collection file is being transferred to a diskette.
Page 219 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Incorrect product type. When configuring a Choose the correct product type new product through for the product with the network the New Product address. dialog box, an incorrect product was specified.
Page 220 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Invalid network The IP address Verify and enter a valid product address. specified for the IP address. product is unknown to the domain name server (invalid). Invalid port address. Invalid port address Verify port address through the has been entered.
Page 221 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Invalid serial number The serial number and Ensure that the feature key for this feature key. the feature key did not being installed is specifically for match. this director serial number.
Page 222 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Invalid value for hour At the Configure Date Verify and enter a valid time. (0-23). and Time dialog box, the HH value (hour) must be an integer from 0 through 23 inclusive.
Page 223 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Invalid value for year. At the Configure Date Verify and enter a four-digit and Time dialog box, value for the year. the YYYY value (year) must be a four-digit value.
Page 224 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action No firmware version A file was not selected Click on a firmware version in file was selected. in the Firmware Library the dialog box to select it, then dialog box before an perform the action again.
Page 225 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Performing this This message requests Click OK to set the director operation will change confirmation to set the online or click Cancel to cancel the current state to director online.
Page 226 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action R_A_TOV must be R_A_TOV must be Change one of the values so greater than E_D_TOV. greater than E_D_TOV. that R_A_TOV is greater than E_D_TOV Resource is The specified operation Verify that the Ethernet unavailable.
Page 227 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Switch Binding was The device WWNs Verify that the security level for removed from attached were removed from the each device is as required by devices that are also director's Switch reviewing the Bound WWN list participating in Port...
Page 228 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action The switch is busy The director or switch Retry the operation later. If the saving maintenance cannot perform the condition persists, contact the information. requested action next level of support. because it is busy saving maintenance information.
Page 229 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action The IPL configuration Deletion of the IPL Cancel the operation. cannot be deleted. address configuration was attempted and was not allowed. The link to the director The Ethernet Establish and verify the network or switch is not connection between...
Page 230 Information and Error Messages Table 9: Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action This feature key does The feature set Click Yes to activate the feature not include all of the currently installed for key and remove current features features currently this system contains not in the new feature set or No installed.
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index 10–100 km configuration, in port properties configuration data backup and restore configuration dialog box backup and restore configuration option acronyms, FRU bar graph in performance view active zone set state, default value BB_Credit active=saved default value address configuration library extended distance buffering address configuration library dialog box beaconing...
Page 232 Index notification, enabling 44, configure icon circle, green configure identification dialog box meaning of configure management server class 2 statistics table configure management style class 3 statistics FICON procedure class of service, node properties dialog box open systems management style procedure clear system error light product menu configure menu...
Page 233 Index document port card view menu equipment symbols running text symbols dialog boxes cooling fan module, failure indicator 72, 73, address configuration library copy address configuration dialog box backup and restore configuration counters, port, clearing block all ports 82, CPGID, code pages configure addresses - "active"...
Page 234 Index save document save data collection conventions set online state related documentation swap ports domain ID switch binding membership list director properties dialog box switch operating parameters insistent switchover CTP preferred switchover SBAR domain RSCNs unblock all ports 82, enterprise fabric mode warning diamond, red meaning of...
Page 235 Index Ethernet connection, interrupted fibre channel addresses Ethernet no-link status FICON event codes, list of management style event data Open Systems event log FICON management server 37, 123, 143, capacity active=saved description code page illustration configuration procedure using configuring 186, export configuration report dialog box 42, host control export configuration report, procedure...
Page 236 Index routing of HAFM manager frames too long, error statistics messages HAFM server description audit log product menu call-home feature FRU acronyms 98, configuration, backing up and restoring FRU list view maintenance data description 46, hardware failures, event log displaying hardware log FRU acronyms capacity...
Page 237 Index storage website laser LC transceiver technical support LEDs CTP card switchover port card view SBAR card switchover icons light, signal, port state configure LIN alerts configuration, port properties dialog help logs LIN alerts, default values view link failures identification link incident default values causes, list of...
Page 238 Index link incident maintenance loopback tests 89, 91, maintenance menu loss of signal menu bar description loss of synchronization node list view 57, performance view 58, port 51, port card view 52, MAC address, default port list main panel port list view maintenance data, collecting product maintenance menu...
Page 239 Index node nickname, node properties dialog box Open Trunking feature dialog box node port number, node properties dialog box dialog box menu enabling and configuring node properties dialog box operating parameters description default values displaying operating status for the StorageWorks director illustration 2/64 node properties, displaying 57,...
Page 240 Index port card view error statistics table displaying 82, traffic statistics 107, illustration 53, port technology dialog box, displaying opening port transmission, blocking port card view menu 52, port type port configuration data, NV-RAM storage port WWN port connection array, FICON management node list view style node properties dialog box...
Page 241 Index port properties dialog box user rights UDP, default value uses, list of unblocking view icon window layout and function power indicator product menu power supply, failure indicator 72, 73, clear system error light preferred domain ID close default value enable unit beaconing multi-switch fabric primitive sequence errors...
Page 242 Index statistics, ports 59, status field SANtegrity Binding feature status indicator fabric binding status table SANtegrity Binding features StorageWorks director 2/64 switch binding alert panel, status indicator save data collection dialog box audit log save dialog box date and time, configuring SBAR card FRU list view beaconing indicator...
Page 243 Index related number codes switch priority setting versions, firmware switches, principal, determining firmware library dialog box switchover CTP dialog box managing switchover SBAR card view icon switchover SBAR dialog box view menu symbols in text FRU list symbols on equipment hardware symbols, alert, table of node list...
Page 244 Index zones, number of, default value zoning, default values zoning configuration, backing up and restoring Director Product Manager User Guide...

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