Turning flyovers on or off, Configuring nicknames, Viewing nicknames – HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch User Manual

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Using the HAFM application

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Turning flyovers on or off

Flyover text is displayed when you place the cursor on a product. They provide a quick way to view

a product’s properties.
To turn flyovers on or off:

1.

Select View > Enable Flyover Display and select the check box to enable flyovers.

Or

Select View > Enable Flyover Display and deselect the check box to disable flyovers.

Configuring nicknames

HAFM allows you to use nicknames as a method of providing simple names to products and ports in

a SAN. Using HAFM you can:

Associate a nickname with a product or port WWN that has been discovered.

Add a WWN and an associated nickname for a product or port that has not yet been

discovered.

Remove or disassociate a nickname from a WWN.

Viewing nicknames

You can view devices by the device nickname.

1.

Select Configure > Nicknames.
The Configure Nicknames dialog box is displayed (

Figure 14

).

Figure 14

Configure Nicknames dialog box

2.

Using the Display list, specify how you want to display devices:
• Select All Nicknames to display all devices with a nickname.
• Select All WWNs to display all discovered devices with a WWN.

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