Document Outline

• Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide
• Contents
• About this Guide
  • Overview
    • Intended Audience
    • Related Documentation
  • Conventions
    • Document Conventions
      • Table 1: Document conventions
    • Text Symbols
    • Equipment Symbols
  • Rack Stability
  • Getting Help
    • HP Technical Support
    • HP Storage Web Site
    • HP Authorized Reseller
• Element Manager Overview
  • Feature Keys
  • Managing the Edge Switch
  • Element Manager Description
    • Figure 1: HAFM appliance and remote client configuration (dual Ethernet)
  • Using the Element Manager
    • Using Dialog Boxes
    • Keyboard Navigation
    • Illustrations Used in this Manual
    • Opening the Element Manager
      • Figure 2: Edge Switch icon
      • Figure 3: Element Manager window (Hardware View for the Edge Switch 2/24)
    • Opening the Online Help
    • Window Layout and Function
      • Menu Bar
      • View Tabs
      • View Panel
        • Figure 4: Hardware View
        • Figure 5: Port List View
        • Figure 6: Node List View
        • Figure 7: Performance View (Edge Switch 2/32)
        • Figure 8: FRU List View
      • Status Bar
        • Table 2: Switch Status Symbols
    • Closing the Element Manager
    • Feature Permissions
      • Required Permissions for Element Manager Features
        • Table 3: Permissions Required for Feature Functions
  • 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
      • Front View
      • Rear 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
      • Displaying Switch Information
        • Figure 12: Switch Properties dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
    • Using Menu Options
      • Switch Menu
        • Figure 13: Configure Date and Time dialog box
        • Figure 14: Configure Date and Time (manually) dialog box
        • Figure 15: Set Online State dialog box (switch is offline)
        • Figure 16: Set Online State dialog box (switch is online)
      • Port Menu
        • Figure 17: Port Binding dialog box
        • Figure 18: Clear Threshold Alert(s) dialog box
  • Port List View
    • Figure 19: Port List View
    • Port List View Parameters
    • Port List Menu Options
  • Node List View
    • Figure 20: Node List View (Edge Switch 2/24)
    • Node List View Parameters
    • Node List View Menu Options
    • Displaying Node Properties
      • Figure 21: Node Properties dialog box
  • Performance View
    • Figure 22: Performance View
    • Performance View Menu Options
    • Bar Graph Display
    • Port Statistics
      • Statistics Description
    • Troubleshooting Tips
    • Button Functions
  • FRU List View
    • Figure 23: FRU List View
  • Port Operational States
    • Table 4: Port States and Indicators
  • Link Incident Alerts
  • Threshold Alerts
• Configuring the Switch
  • Configuring Identification
    • Figure 24: Configure Identification dialog box
  • Configuring Operating Parameters
    • Configuring Switch Parameters
      • Figure 25: Configure Switch Parameters dialog box
      • Switch Parameters
    • Configuring Fabric Parameters
      • Figure 26: Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
      • Fabric Parameters
  • Configuring a Preferred Path
    • Adding a Preferred Path
      • Figure 27: Configure Preferred Paths dialog box
      • Figure 28: Add Preferred Path dialog box
    • Changing a Preferred Path
    • Removing a Preferred Path
    • Specifying Preferred Path Example
      • Figure 29: Specifying Preferred Path for Switch 1
      • Figure 30: Specifying Preferred Path for Switch 2
  • Configuring Switch Binding
  • Configuring Ports
    • Configuring Ports Parameters
    • Configuring Ports Procedure
      • Figure 31: Configure Ports dialog box (Edge Switch 2/32)
    • Configure Ports Procedure (Open Systems Management Style)
      • Figure 32: Configure Ports dialog box (Open Systems Management Style)
    • Configure Ports Procedure (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 33: Configure Ports dialog box (FICON Management Style)
  • Configuring Port Addresses (FICON Management Style)
    • Port Address Parameters
      • Figure 34: Prohibited Port Connection symbol
    • Configure Port Addresses Procedure
      • Figure 35: Configure Addresses - “Active” dialog box
    • Managing Stored Address Configurations (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 36: Address Configuration Library dialog box
  • Configuring an SNMP Agent
    • Figure 37: Configure SNMP dialog box
  • Configuring Open Systems Management Server
  • Configuring FICON Management Server
  • Configuring a Feature Key
    • Figure 38: Configure Feature Key dialog box
    • Figure 39: Enable Feature Key dialog box
    • No Feature Key Dialog Box
      • Figure 40: No Feature Key dialog box
  • Configuring Date and Time
    • Figure 41: Configure Date and Time dialog box
    • Setting Date and Time Manually
      • Figure 42: Configure Date and Time dialog box (Manual options)
    • Synchronizing Date and Time
      • Figure 43: Configure Date and Time dialog box (Periodic Synchronization options)
  • Configuring Threshold Alerts
    • Threshold Alert Configuration Parameters
    • Creating New Alerts
      • Figure 44: Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box
      • Figure 45: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - first screen
      • Figure 46: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - second screen
      • Figure 47: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - third screen (Edge Switch 2/24)
      • Figure 48: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - summary screen
      • Figure 49: Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box - alerts activated
    • Modifying Alerts
    • Activating or Deactivating Alerts
    • Viewing Alerts
    • Deleting Alerts
  • Configuring Open Trunking
  • Exporting Configuration Report
    • Configuration Report Parameters
      • Figure 50: Export Configuration dialog box
  • Enabling Embedded Web Server
  • Enabling Telnet
  • Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data
• Using Logs
  • Log Options and Functions
    • Using Buttons
      • Figure 51: Save dialog box-log windows
    • Expanding Columns
    • Sorting Entries
  • Audit Log
    • Figure 52: Audit Log
  • Event Log
    • Figure 53: Event Log
    • Table 5: Event codes
  • Hardware Log
    • Figure 54: Hardware Log
  • Link Incident Log
    • Figure 55: Link Incident Log
  • Threshold Alert Log
    • Figure 56: Threshold Alert Log
  • Open Trunking Log
• Using Maintenance Features
  • Run Port Diagnostics
  • Swap Ports (FICON Management Style)
    • Figure 57: Swap Ports dialog box
  • Collect Maintenance Data
  • Execute an IPL
    • Figure 58: IPL Confirmation dialog box
  • Set Online State
    • Figure 59: Set Online State dialog box (state is offline)
    • Figure 60: Set Online State dialog box (state is online)
  • Manage Firmware Versions
  • Enable E-Mail Notification
  • Enable or Disable Call Home Notification
  • Backup and Restore Configuration
    • Backup Procedure
    • Restore Procedure
  • Reset Configuration
• Optional Features
  • FICON Management Server
    • Installation
    • Configuring the FICON Management Server
      • FICON Management Server Parameters
        • Table 6: Available Code Pages
  • Open Systems Management Server
    • Installation
    • Configuring the Open Systems Management Server
  • SANtegrity Features
    • Fabric Binding
      • Enable/Disable and Online State Functions
      • For More Information
    • Switch Binding
      • Configuring Switch Binding - Overview
      • Enable/Disable Switch Binding
        • Figure 61: Switch Binding State Change dialog box
      • Editing the Switch Membership List
        • Figure 62: Switch Binding Membership List dialog box
      • Enable/Disable and Online State Functions
      • Zoning with Switch Binding Enabled
  • Enterprise Fabric Mode
    • Features and Parameters Enabled
    • For More Information
  • Open Trunking
    • Enabling and Configuring Open Trunking
      • Figure 63: Configure Open Trunking dialog box
      • Pop-Up Menu
    • Open Trunking Log
      • Figure 64: Open Trunking Log
  • Flexport
• Information and Error Messages
  • HAFM Application Messages
  • Element Manager Messages
• Index
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