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 director
  • Element Manager description
    • Figure 1 HAFM appliance and remote client computer 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 Director 2/64 Element Manager window
      • Figure 4 Director 2/140 Element Manager window
    • Window layout and function
      • Menu bar
        • Product menu
        • Configure menu
        • Logs menu
        • Maintenance menu
        • Help menu
      • View tabs
      • View panel
        • Hardware view
          • Figure 5 Director 2/64 Hardware view
          • Figure 6 Director 2/140 Hardware view
          • Director menu
          • Port Card menu
          • CTP Card menu
          • Cooling fan module
          • SBAR Card menu
        • Port Card view
          • Figure 7 Port Card view
        • Port List view
          • Figure 8 Port List view
        • Node List view
          • Figure 9 Node List view
        • Performance view
          • Figure 10 Performance view
        • FRU List view
          • Figure 11 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 director
  • Hardware view
    • Identifying FRUs
    • Monitoring director operation
      • Director Status table
      • Status bar status indicator
    • Monitoring hardware operation
      • Figure 12 Hardware operation-Director Hardware view
    • Obtaining hardware information
      • Displaying FRU information
        • Figure 13 FRU Properties dialog box
        • Figure 14 Port Card FRU Properties dialog box
      • Displaying director information
        • Figure 15 Director Properties dialog box
    • Using menu options
      • Director menu
        • Figure 16 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box
        • Figure 17 Configure date and time (manually)
        • Figure 18 Set Online State dialog box (director is on line)
        • Figure 19 Set Offline State dialog box (director is off line)
      • Port Card menu
      • Port menu
      • CTP Card menu
        • Figure 20 Switchover CTP dialog box
      • SBAR Card menu
  • Port Card view
    • Figure 21 Port Card view
    • Displaying port information
      • Figure 22 Port Properties dialog box
      • Table 4 Messages in the Port Properties dialog box Reason field
    • Port Card menu
    • Port menu
      • Figure 23 Port Binding dialog box
      • Figure 24 Clear Threshold Alert(s) dialog box
  • Port List view
    • Figure 25 Port List view
    • Port List view menu options
  • Node List view
    • Figure 26 Node List view
    • Node List view menu options
    • Displaying node properties
      • Figure 27 Node Properties dialog box
  • Performance view
    • Figure 28 Performance view
    • Performance view menu options
    • Bar graph display
    • Port statistics
      • Class 2 statistics
      • Class 3 statistics
      • Error statistics
      • Operational statistics
      • Traffic statistics with receive and transmit values
    • Troubleshooting tips
    • Button functions
  • FRU List view
    • Figure 29 FRU List view
  • Port operational states
    • Table 5 Port states and indicators
  • Link incident alerts
  • Threshold alerts
• Configuring the director
  • Configuring identification
    • Figure 30 Configure Identification dialog box
  • Configuring management style
  • Configuring operating parameters
    • Configuring switch parameters
      • Figure 31 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box (Director 2/140)
      • Switch parameters
        • Domain ID
        • Preferred
        • Insistent
        • Rerouting delay
        • Domain RSCNs
        • Suppress Zoning RSCNs on zone set activations
        • Director Speed (Director 2/64 only)
    • Configuring fabric parameters
      • Figure 32 Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box
      • Fabric Parameters
        • R_A_TOV
        • E_D_TOV
        • Switch Priority
        • Interop mode
  • Configuring preferred path
  • Configuring switch binding
  • Configuring SANtegrity Authentication
    • Figure 33 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 34 Configure Security Authentication Users tab
      • Assigning users to a switch
      • Adding a new user
        • Figure 35 Add/Edit User dialog box
      • Using the Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
        • Figure 36 Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
    • Using the Software tab
      • Figure 37 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 38 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 39 Configure Security Authentication Devices tab
      • Understanding the Devices tab display and default settings
        • Figure 40 Add Device (Edit Secret) dialog box
      • Adding a detached switch
        • Figure 41 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 42 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 43 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 44 Security Log
  • Configuring ports
    • Warnings and error messages
    • Menu options
    • Configuring ports (Open Systems management style)
      • Figure 45 Configure Ports dialog box (Open Systems management style)
      • Figure 46 RX BB Credit dialog box
    • Configuring ports (FICON management style)
      • Figure 47 Configure Ports dialog box (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 48 RX BB Credit dialog box
  • Configuring port addresses (FICON Management Style)
    • Parameters
      • Figure 49 Prohibited Port connection symbol
      • Figure 50 Configure Addresses-“Active” dialog box
    • Managing stored address configurations (FICON Management Style)
      • Figure 51 Address Configuration Library dialog box
  • Configuring Allow/Prohibit Matrix
    • Accessing Active Configurations
      • Figure 52 Configure Allow/Prohibit Dialog Box
      • Figure 53 Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix Configuration Library dialog box
    • Accessing Stored Configurations
    • Configuring Port Addresses
  • Configuring an SNMP agent
    • Figure 54 Configure SNMP dialog box
  • Configuring the FICON Management Server
  • Configuring the Open Systems Management Server
  • Configuring the feature key
    • Figure 55 Configure Feature Key dialog box
    • Figure 56 New Feature Key dialog box
    • Figure 57 Enable Feature Key dialog box
    • No Feature Key dialog box
      • Figure 58 No Feature Key dialog box
  • Configuring date and time
    • Figure 59 Configure Date and Time dialog box
    • Setting date and time manually
    • Synchronizing date and time
  • Configuring threshold alerts
    • Creating new alerts
      • Figure 60 Configure Threshold Alert(s) dialog box
      • Figure 61 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-first screen
      • Figure 62 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-second screen
      • Figure 63 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-third screen
      • Figure 64 New Threshold Alerts dialog box-summary screen
      • Figure 65 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box-alert activated
    • Modifying alerts
    • Activating or deactivating alerts
    • Deleting alerts
  • Configuring open trunking
  • Exporting the configuration report
    • Figure 66 Export Configuration Report dialog box
  • Enabling and disabling HAFM Basic
  • Enabling and disabling Telnet
  • Enabling Alternate Control Prohibited
  • Backing up and restoring configuration data
• Using logs
  • Using logs
    • Using the buttons on the Logs screen
    • Saving a log file
      • Figure 67 Save dialog box-log windows
    • Expanding columns
    • Sorting entries
  • Audit Log
    • Figure 68 Audit log
  • Event Log
    • Figure 69 Event log
    • Table 6 Event codes
  • Hardware Log
    • Figure 70 Hardware Log
    • Table 7 FRU names
  • Link Incident Log
    • Figure 71 Link Incident Log
  • Threshold Alert Log
    • Figure 72 Threshold Alert log
  • Open Trunking Log
  • Security Log
    • Figure 73 Security log
    • Table 8 Security Log Handling (SLDD)
  • Embedded Port Log (Advanced log)
    • Figure 74 Embedded Port log (FICON style display mode)
    • Change button
      • Figure 75 Log Settings dialog box
  • Switch Fabric Log (Advanced log)
    • Figure 76 Switch Fabric Log
• Using maintenance features
  • Port diagnostics
  • Swapping ports
    • Figure 77 Swap Ports dialog box (step 1)
    • Figure 78 Swap Ports dialog box (step 2)
    • Figure 79 Swap Ports dialog box (step 3)
    • Figure 80 Swap Ports dialog box (step 4)
  • Collecting maintenance data
  • Executing an IPL
    • Figure 81 IPL Confirmation dialog box
  • Setting on line state
  • Managing firmware versions
  • Enabling e-mail notification
  • Enabling or disabling Call Home Notification
  • Backing up and restoring configuration
    • Backing-up configuration
      • Figure 82 Backup and Restore Configuration dialog box
    • Restoring configuration
  • Resetting the configuration
    • Table 9 Data default values
• Optional features
  • Preferred Path
    • Configuring a preferred path
    • Adding a preferred path
      • Figure 83 Configure Preferred Paths dialog box
      • Figure 84 Add Preferred Path dialog box
    • Changing a preferred path
    • Removing a preferred path
    • Specifying a preferred path: example
      • Figure 85 Specifying preferred path for switch 1
      • Figure 86 Specifying preferred path for switch 2
  • FICON Management Server
    • Installing the FICON Management Server
    • Configuring the FICON Management Server
      • Figure 87 Configure FICON Management Server Parameters dialog box
    • FICON Management Server parameters
      • Table 10 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 and disabling Switch Binding
        • Figure 88 Switch Binding State Change dialog box
      • Editing the switch membership list
        • Figure 89 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 90 Configure Open Trunking dialog box
      • Using the pop-up menu options
        • Use Algorithmic Threshold
        • Threshold %
      • Open Trunking Log
        • Figure 91 Open Trunking Log
• Information and error messages
  • HAFM Application messages
    • Table 11 HAFM messages
  • Element Manager messages
    • Table 12 Element Manager messages
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