Document Outline

• Contents
  • Intended audience
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
    • Table 1 Document conventions
  • Rack stability
  • HP technical support
    • HP-authorized reseller
    • Helpful web sites
• Element Manager overview
  • Managing the edge switch
  • Element manager description
    • Figure 1 HAFM appliance and remote client configuration (dual Ethernet)
  • Feature keys
    • Feature permissions
      • Required permissions for Element Manager features
        • Table 2 Permissions required for feature functions
  • Using the Element Manager
    • Using dialog boxes
    • Keyboard navigation
    • Illustrations used in this guide
    • Opening the Element Manager
      • Figure 2 HAFM application desktop
      • Figure 3 Element Manager window (Hardware view for the Edge Switch 2/24)
    • Opening the Online Help
    • Window layout and function
      • Menu bar
        • Product menu
        • Configure menu
        • Logs menu
        • Maintenance menu
        • Help menu
      • View tabs
        • Hardware view
          • Figure 4 Hardware view
          • Switch menu
          • Port menu
        • Port List view
          • Figure 5 Port List view
        • Node List view
          • Figure 6 Node List view
        • Performance view
          • Figure 7 Performance view (Edge Switch 2/32)
        • FRU List view
          • Figure 8 FRU List view
      • Status bar
        • Switch status symbols
          • Table 3 Status Bar symbols
    • Closing the Element Manager
  • Backing up and restoring Element Manager data
    • What is backed up?
    • Backing Up to a CD
    • Restoring data from a CD
    • Manual backup procedures
• Monitoring and managing the switch
  • Hardware view
    • Identifying FRUs
    • Monitoring switch operation
      • Switch Status table
      • Status bar status indicator
    • Monitoring hardware operation
      • Figure 9 Hardware operation-Edge Switch Hardware view
    • Obtaining hardware information
      • Displaying FRU information
        • Figure 10 FRU Properties dialog box
      • Displaying port information
        • Figure 11 Port Properties dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
      • Port properties parameters
        • Table 4 Messages in the Port Properties dialog box Reason field
      • Displaying switch information
        • Figure 12 Switch Properties dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
    • Using menu options
      • Switch Menu
      • Port menu
        • Figure 13 Port Binding dialog box
        • Figure 14 Clear Threshold Alert(s) dialog box
  • Port List view
    • Figure 15 Port List view
    • Port List view parameters
    • Port menu
  • Node List view
    • Figure 16 Node List view (Edge Switch 2/24)
    • Node List view parameters
    • Node List view menu options
    • Displaying node properties
      • Figure 17 Node Properties dialog box
  • Performance view
    • Figure 18 Performance view
    • Performance view menu options
    • Bar graph display
    • Port statistics
      • Class 2 Statistics
      • Class 3 Statistics
      • Error statistics
      • Operational statistics
      • Traffic statistics
    • Troubleshooting tips
    • Button functions
  • FRU List view
    • Figure 19 FRU List view
  • Port operational states
    • Table 5 Port states and indicators
  • Link incident alerts
  • Threshold alerts
• Configuring the switch
  • Configuring identification
    • Figure 20 Configure Identification dialog box
  • Configuring management style
  • Configuring operating parameters
    • Configuring switch parameters
      • Figure 21 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box
    • Switch parameters
      • Domain ID
      • Preferred
      • Insistent
      • Rerouting delay
      • Domain RSCNs
      • Suppress zoning RSCNs on zone set activations
    • Configuring fabric parameters
    • Fabric Parameters
      • Figure 22 Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
      • R_A_TOV
      • E_D_TOV
      • Switch Priority
      • Interop Mode
  • Configuring preferred path
  • Configuring SANtegrity Authentication
    • Figure 23 Configure Security Authentication dialog box
    • Accessing SANtegrity Authentication tabs
      • Common features about tabs
      • Common buttons displayed on tabs
    • Setting Authentication Methods
      • Using the Users tab
        • Figure 24 Configure Security Authentication Users tab
      • Assigning users to a switch
      • Adding a new user
        • Figure 25 Add/Edit User dialog box
      • Using the Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
        • Figure 26 Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
    • Using the Software tab
      • Figure 27 Configure SANtegrity Authentication Software tab
      • Enabling API authentication
      • Disabling API authentication on the switch
      • Adding the current HAFM appliance to the Permitted Software list
      • Removing the current HAFM appliance
      • Editing the CHAP Secret for the current HAFM appliance
      • Adding an additional HAFM appliance
        • Figure 28 Add or Edit Software ID and CHAP Secret dialog box
      • Editing the CHAP Secret for another HAFM appliance
      • Removing another HAFM appliance
      • Enabling OSMS authentication
      • Applying changes and confirmation
    • Using the Devices tab
      • Figure 29 Configure Security Authentication Devices tab
      • Understanding the Devices tab display and default settings
        • Figure 30 Add Device (Edit Secret) dialog box
      • Adding a detached switch
        • Figure 31 Add Device dialog box
      • Populating a Chap secret to a current switch
      • Changing a CHAP secret for a switch
      • Adding a connected device with CHAP secret to a switch
      • Adding a connected device without a CHAP secret to a Switch
      • Changing a CHAP Secret for a connected device
      • Removing a connected device from my switch
      • Changing a CHAP secret for a detached device
      • Removing detached device from a switch
      • Enabling or disabling E_port and N_port authentication
      • Changing enable authentication method
      • Changing port authentication state for an authenticated device
      • Changing port authentication state for a non-authenticated device with or without a CHAP secret
      • Changing port authentication state for a nonmember device (manageable) without CHAP Secret
      • Changing the port authentication state for a nonmember device that is not managed
      • Applying changes and confirmation
    • Using the IP Access Control List tab
      • Figure 32 Configure Security Authentication IP Access Control tab
      • Adding a new IP address
      • Editing one IP address or one range of IP addresses
      • Removing multiple IP addresses at one time
      • Applying changes and confirmation
    • Using the Radius Servers tab
      • Figure 33 Configure Security Authentication Radius Servers tab
      • Applying changes and confirmation
    • Differences between the SANtegrity Security Center and the SANtegrity Authentication
    • Viewing the Security Log
      • Figure 34 Security Log
  • Configuring switch binding
  • Configuring ports
    • Configuring ports parameters
    • Configuring ports (Open Systems management style)
      • Figure 35 Configure Ports dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
      • Figure 36 RX BB Credit dialog box
    • Configure Ports (FICON management style)
      • Figure 37 Configure Ports dialog box (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 38 RX BB Credit dialog box
  • Configuring port addresses (FICON management style)
    • Port address parameters
      • Figure 39 Prohibited Port Connection symbol
    • Configuring port addresses
      • Figure 40 Configure Addresses - “Active” dialog box
    • Managing stored address configurations (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 41 Address Configuration Library dialog box
  • Configuring the Allow/Prohibit matrix
    • Figure 42 Configure Allow/Prohibit dialog box
    • Accessing active configurations
      • Figure 43 Allow/Prohibit Matrix Configuration Library dialog box
    • Accessing Stored Configurations
    • Configuring Port Addresses
  • Configuring an SNMP agent
    • Figure 44 Configure SNMP dialog box
  • Configuring Open Systems Management Server
  • Configuring FICON Management Server
  • Configuring the feature key
    • Feature key
      • Figure 45 Configure Feature Key dialog box
      • Figure 46 Enable Feature Key dialog box
      • No Feature Key dialog box
        • Figure 47 No Feature Key dialog box
  • Configuring date and time
    • Figure 48 Configure Date and Time dialog box
    • Setting date and time manually
      • Figure 49 Configure Date and Time dialog box (manual options)
    • Synchronizing date and time
      • Figure 50 Configure Date and Time dialog box (periodic synchronization options)
  • Configuring threshold alerts
    • Threshold alert configuration parameters
      • Creating new alerts
        • Figure 51 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box
        • Figure 52 New Threshold Alerts dialog box - first screen
        • Figure 53 New Threshold Alerts dialog box - second screen
        • Figure 54 New Threshold Alerts dialog box - third screen (Edge Switch 2/24)
        • Figure 55 New Threshold Alerts dialog box - summary screen
        • Figure 56 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box - activating alerts
    • Modifying alerts
    • Activating or deactivating alerts
    • Viewing alerts
    • Deleting alerts
  • Configuring Open Trunking
  • Exporting the Configuration Report
    • Configuration Report parameters
      • Figure 57 Export Configuration dialog box
  • Enabling and disabling HAFM Basic
  • Enabling and disabling Telnet
  • Enabling Alternate Control Prohibited
  • Backing up and restoring configuration data
• Using logs
  • Log options and functions
    • Using the buttons on the Logs screen
    • Saving a log file
      • Figure 58 Save dialog box-log windows
    • Expanding columns
    • Sorting entries
  • Audit Log
    • Figure 59 Audit Log
  • Event Log
    • Figure 60 Event Log
    • Table 6 Event codes
  • Hardware Log
    • Figure 61 Hardware Log
  • Link Incident Log
    • Figure 62 Link Incident Log
  • Threshold Alerts Log
    • Figure 63 Threshold Alerts log
  • Open Trunking Log
  • Security Log
    • Figure 64 Security log
    • Table 7 Security log reason codes
  • Embedded Port Log (Advanced log)
    • Figure 65 Embedded Port Log (FICON style display mode)
    • Change button
      • Figure 66 Log Settings dialog box (FICON mode)
  • Switch Fabric Log (Advanced log)
    • Figure 67 Switch Fabric Log
• Using maintenance features
  • Running port diagnostics
  • Swapping ports
    • Figure 68 Swap Ports dialog box (step 1)
    • Figure 69 Swap Ports dialog box (step 2)
    • Figure 70 Swap Ports dialog box (step 3)
    • Figure 71 Swap Ports dialog box (step 4)
  • Collecting maintenance data
  • Executing an IPL
    • Results of executing an IPL
      • Figure 72 IPL Confirmation dialog box
  • Setting online state
    • Figure 73 Set Online State dialog box (state is off line)
    • Figure 74 Set Online State dialog box (state is online)
  • Managing firmware versions
  • Enabling e-mail notification
  • Enabling or disabling Call Home Notification
  • Backing up and restoring configuration
    • Backing-up configuration
    • Restoring configuration
  • Resetting the configuration
• Optional features
  • Preferred path
    • Configuring a preferred path
      • Figure 75 Configure Preferred Paths dialog box
    • Changing a preferred path
    • Removing a preferred path
    • Specifying preferred path: example
      • Figure 76 Specifying preferred path for switch 1
      • Figure 77 Specifying preferred path for switch 2
  • FICON Management Server
    • Installing the FICON Management Server
    • Configuring the FICON Management Server
    • FICON Management Server parameters
      • Table 8 Available code pages
  • Open Systems Management Server
    • Installing the Open System Management Server
    • Configuring the Open Systems Management Server
  • SANtegrity features
    • Fabric Binding
      • Enable/disable and Online State functions
    • Switch Binding
      • Configuring Switch Binding overview
      • Enabling or disabling Switch Binding
        • Figure 78 Switch Binding State Change dialog box
      • Editing the Switch Membership list
        • Figure 79 Switch Binding Membership List dialog box
      • Enabling and disabling and on line state functions
      • Zoning with Switch Binding enabled
    • Enterprise Fabric Mode
  • Open Trunking
    • Enabling and configuring Open Trunking
      • Figure 80 Configure Open Trunking dialog box
      • Using the pop-up menu options
        • Use Algorithmic Threshold
        • Threshold %
    • Open Trunking Log
      • Figure 81 Open Trunking log
  • Flexport feature
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• appA.pdf
  • Information and error messages
    • HAFM Application messages
      • Table 9 HAFM messages (continued)
    • Element Manager messages
      • Table 10 Element Manager messages