Attributes, Actions, Remote 6770 switch – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual

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Cluster.

Example:External ServerNet X Fabric

Attributes

External ServerNet X Fabric

Service State

Displayed in the Attributes tab and Attributes dialog box only if attention or
service is required.

Values

Logical

Number of Nodes

The number of nodes that are currently connected to the ServerNet cluster
on this fabric, including the local node to which you are currently logged
on.

Fabric State

The connectivity state between processors on the local node and processors
on remote nodes for this fabric.

Up: At least one processor on the local node can communicate with a
processor on one of the remote nodes.

Down: No processor on the local node can communicate with a processor
on any remote node. This value is the default.

Actions

Node Connectivity ServerNet Path Test

Checks the local node's connection to the ServerNet cluster by testing the external fabric (X or
Y) between the MSEB on the local node and the cluster switch on the fabric.

Rediscover

Causes OSM to refresh and reanalyze the object and all subcomponents. Refresh refers to OSM
updating the attribute values displayed in the OSM Service Connection interface. Reanalyze
refers to the running of OSM incident analysis, which checks EMS event messages and creates
alarms in OSM if certain conditions exist.

Remote 6770 Switch

The nodes connected directly to one switch see the other switches as remote switches. Although
local and remote switches are the same from a hardware standpoint, less information and no
actions are available for the remote switch. To perform actions or get additional information on
a remote switch, establish a service connection from one of the nodes that connects directly to

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