Installing remote switch, Installing remote switch using telnet – HP StorageWorks 8B FC Entry Switch User Manual
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Remote Switch
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HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Installing Remote Switch
A Remote Switch fabric requires two switches that are HP StorageWorks SAN
Switch 2Gb (version 3x) or (version 4x) or StorageWorks Core Switches, with the
switches configured the same.
Installing Remote Switches requires the installation of a separate license on each
of the two switches. Licenses may have been installed on the switches at the
factory. If not, contact your switch supplier to obtain a license key.
You can install a Remote Switch license either through telnet or through
Advanced Web Tools.
Installing Remote Switch Using Telnet
To install a Remote Switch using telnet:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. To determine whether a Remote Switch license is already installed, enter
licenseShow
on the telnet command line.
A list of all the licenses currently installed on the switch display as shown in
the following example:
switch:admin> licenseShow
cQebzbRdScRfcOiK:
Web license
Zoning license
AybbzQQ9edTzcc0X:
Extended Fabric license
If the Remote Switch license is listed, the feature is installed and immediately
available. Skip
and
3. Enter the following at the command line:
licenseAdd “key”
“key” is the license key provided to you, enclosed in quotation marks. The
license key is case sensitive and must be entered exactly shown.
4. Verify the license was added by entering the following on the command line:
licenseShow
If the Remote Switch license is listed, the feature is installed and immediately
available. If the license is not listed, repeat