Advanced operations menu, Hba & switch management menu, 3 advanced operations menu – HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch User Manual

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HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide

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Advanced Operations menu

Table 3

provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a reference to

more detailed information.

HBA & Switch Management menu

Table 4

provides a brief description of the items on the HBA & Switch Management menu and a reference

to more detailed information.

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Table 3

Advanced Operations menu

Menu Item

Purpose

See

Create & Manage Partition Initializes a new disk; creates, modifies, or

deletes partitions of initialized disks

“Creating and managing

partitions,”

page 101.

Refresh the Server List

Discovers new, removed, and changed

servers, and updates the current topology of

your SAN shown in the Physical Connection

and LUN Assignment maps based on those

discoveries

“Refreshing the server list,”

page 99.

Refresh the Storage

Subsystem List

Discovers any status change in the

subsystem’s drives, controllers, and logical

disks, and updates the current topology of

your SAN shown in the Physical Connection

and LUN Assignment maps

“Refreshing the storage

subsystem list,”

page 115.

Change Discovery Refresh

Interval

User-configured number specifying the

amount of time to wait before the

application automatically polls the system

for the most current information

“Changing the discovery

refresh intervals,”

page 115

Edit Manual FDMI List

Manually configures the HBA’s host name

and OS type

“Manually entering FDMI

information,”

page 76.

Manage Storage

Subsystem

Manages the controller(s) and individual

drives that comprise a selected subsystem

“Managing storage

subsystems,”

page 112.

Configuration Using

Application Templates

Configures a new storage subsystem using

a pre-defined application template or

custom deployment

“Configuring a storage

subsystem,”

page 117.

Check for Updates

Searches the HP website for updates to HBA

drivers, switch firmware, storage subsystem

firmware, and storage subsystem

application templates. If updates are found,

the Updated Components dialog box

prompts you to download the updates.

Table 4

HBA & Switch Management menu

Menu Item

Purpose

See

Set Server Agent Password Changes the password for accessing the

selected server

“Setting a server agent

password,”

page 100.

Update HBA BIOS

Updates the selected HBA with a new BIOS

image file

“Updating an HBA BIOS

image,”

page 72.

Update HBA Driver

Updates drivers for HBAs within your SAN

“Updating an HBA driver,”

page 74.

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