Document Outline

• Contents
  • About this guide
  • Intended audience
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
    • Table 1 Document conventions
  • Rack stability
  • HP technical support
    • HP-authorized reseller
    • Helpful web sites
• HAFM overview
  • HAFM components
    • Figure 1 Product management options
    • HAFM appliance
    • HAFM application
    • Dual LANs on the HAFM appliance
      • Public and private LAN designations
      • Remote access to the public LAN
    • Out-of-band access
  • SAN life cycle
    • Figure 2 SAN life cycle
    • Table 2 Stages of a SAN life cycle
  • Searching the online help
  • System requirements
    • HAFM appliance system requirements
      • Table 3 Windows system hardware requirements for HAFM
      • Table 4 Windows system requirements for HAFM
      • Table 5 Solaris system requirements for HAFM
    • HAFM client system requirements
      • Table 6 Windows system requirements
      • Table 7 Solaris system requirements
      • Table 8 Linux system requirements
      • Table 9 HP-UX system requirements
      • Table 10 AIX system requirements
• Using the HAFM application
  • Managing the appliance
    • Logging in to HAFM
      • Figure 3 HAFM Log In dialog box
    • Logging out of HAFM
    • Adding an appliance
    • Removing an appliance
  • Viewing the HAFM main window
    • Figure 4 View All - HAFM window
    • HAFM main window panels
      • Menu bar
      • Toolbar
      • View tab
      • Product List
      • Physical/Topology map
      • Toolbox
      • Master log
      • Connection utilization legend
      • Minimap
        • Anchoring or floating the Minimap
          • Floating the Minimap
          • Anchoring the Minimap
          • Resizing the Minimap
      • Status bar
    • Selecting a customized view of the main window
  • Accessing the HAFM application
    • Accessing the HAFM application locally
      • Figure 5 VNC Authentication window
      • Figure 6 Welcome to Windows dialog box
      • Figure 7 Log On to Windows dialog box
      • Figure 8 HAFM window
    • Accessing the HAFM application remotely
      • Table 11 Starting HAFM on a remote workstation
    • Logging out of an appliance
  • Monitoring the HAFM application
    • Starting and stopping HAFM Services
    • Viewing user sessions
      • Figure 9 Active Sessions dialog box
    • Disconnecting users
    • Determining user groups
    • Determining the discovery state
      • Table 12 Discovery state equivalent
    • Grouping on the Physical Map
      • Figure 10 A group on the Physical Map
      • Collapsing groups
      • Expanding groups
  • Using Group Manager
    • Using the Group Manager
    • Creating a Group Event Log
      • Selecting switches and directors for a Group Event log
        • Figure 11 Select Switches/Directors dialog box
      • Using an existing group
      • Modifying an existing group
      • Adding a new group
      • Creating a Group log
        • Figure 12 Create Group Event Log dialog box
      • Viewing and Editing the Group log
        • Figure 13 Group Log dialox box
    • Installing E/OS Firmware
      • Selecting switches and directors for firmware installation
      • Managing firmware versions
        • Figure 14 Select Firmware dialog box
        • Selecting execution options
          • Figure 15 Select Execution Options dialog box
        • Enabling execution options
      • Confirming firmware installation
        • Figure 16 Confirming Firmware Installation Parameters dialog box
      • Viewing and using firmware installation history
        • Figure 17 Firmware Install History dialog box
        • Reverting to previous firmware installation
    • Running data collection
      • Selecting switches and directors for data collection
      • Selecting output file destinations
        • Figure 18 Output File Options tab
        • Figure 19 Select Execution Options dialog box
        • Enabling execution options
      • Managing data collection
        • Figure 20 Running Data Collection dialog box
  • Viewing detail on the Product List
    • Viewing all details
  • Zooming in and out of the Physical Map
    • Zooming in
      • Figure 21 Zoom dialog box
    • Zooming out
  • Changing view options on the Physical Map
  • Turning flyovers on or off
  • Configuring nicknames
    • Viewing nicknames
      • Figure 22 Configure Nicknames dialog box
    • Assigning a nickname to an existing device
      • Figure 23 Nickname already exists message
    • Adding a nickname to a new device
    • Importing nicknames
      • Figure 24 Import nicknames confirmation message
      • Figure 25 Open dialog box
    • Exporting nicknames
      • Figure 26 Save dialog box
    • Removing a nickname
  • Exporting and importing data
    • Exporting data
      • Figure 27 Export Discovered SAN - Disk dialog box
      • Figure 28 Select Switches dialog box
      • Figure 29 Export Discovered SAN - Email dialog box
      • Figure 30 Export confirmation message
    • Importing data
      • Figure 31 Import dialog box
  • Backing up and restoring data
    • Backing up data
    • Restoring data
    • HAFM appliance backup
      • Backing up data
        • Backing up to the CD-RW
          • Figure 32 Options dialog box
        • Backing up to a hard drive
        • Backing up to a network drive
  • Changing the Backup Time Interval
    • Multiple network interface cards
• Managing the HAFM application
  • Accessing HAFM
    • Adding and removing a network address
  • Managing users
    • Viewing the list of users
      • Figure 33 Server Users dialog box
    • Adding a user account
      • Figure 34 Add/Edit User dialog box
    • Changing a user account
    • Removing a user account
    • Filtering event notifications for a user
      • Figure 35 Filter dialog box
    • Configuring remote management access
      • Figure 36 Remote Access dialog box
    • Disconnecting a user
      • Figure 37 Disconnect User message
  • Managing user groups
    • Understanding user groups and access levels
      • Table 13 User groups and access levels
    • Creating a user group
      • Figure 38 Group dialog box
    • Changing a user group
    • Removing user groups
    • Assigning users to groups
    • Determining user groups
  • Discovering a SAN
    • Understanding how discovery works
    • Configuring discovery
      • Figure 39 Discover Setup dialog box
    • Troubleshooting discovery
      • Figure 40 SNMP view
      • Figure 41 Hardware view
    • Configuring IP addresses and community strings
      • Adding an IP address
        • Figure 42 Address Properties dialog box (IP Address tab)
      • Changing an IP address
      • Removing an IP address
      • Configuring a community string
        • Figure 43 Address Properties dialog box (SNMP tab)
      • Reverting to a default community string
      • Configuring the product type and access
        • Figure 44 Address Properties dialog box (Product Type and Access tab)
    • Turning discovery on and off
    • Determining the operational status
      • Table 14 Operational status
    • Determining the Discovery State
  • Configuring the SNMP agent
    • Setting up the SNMP agent
      • Figure 45 SNMP Agent Setup dialog box
    • Turning the SNMP agent on or off
    • Configuring trap recipients
      • Figure 46 Add Trap Recipient dialog box
    • Editing trap recipients
      • Figure 47 Edit Trap Recipient dialog box
    • Removing trap recipients
  • Customizing the main window
    • Creating a customized view
      • Figure 48 Create View dialog box (View Members tab)
      • Figure 49 Create View dialog box (Columns tab)
    • Editing a customized view
      • Figure 50 Edit View dialog box
    • Deleting a customized view
    • Selecting a customized view
    • Customizing the Product List
      • Adding a column to the Product List
        • Figure 51 Create Column dialog box
      • Changing a column on the Product List
        • Figure 52 Edit Column dialog box
      • Removing a column from the Product List
• Configuring SAN products and fabrics
  • Managing SAN products
    • Using the Element Manager
      • Opening the Element Manager from the user interface
      • Opening the Element Manager from the command line
    • Searching for products in a SAN
    • Changing product properties
      • Figure 53 Properties dialog box
    • Determining product status
      • Table 15 Product status icons
    • Displaying service requests
    • Displaying routes between ports
      • Figure 54 Show Route dialog box
      • Figure 55 Displaying routes between ports
      • Hiding routes
      • Displaying properties of routes
        • Figure 56 Route Properties dialog box
    • Displaying fabric properties
      • Figure 57 Fabric Properties dialog box
  • Configuring Enterprise Fabric Mode
    • Enabling and disabling Enterprise Fabric Mode
      • Figure 58 Enterprise Fabric Mode dialog box
  • Configuring Fabric Binding
    • Enabling Fabric Binding
      • Figure 59 Fabric Binding dialog box
    • Adding and removing switches
  • Persisting and unpersisting fabrics
    • Persisting a fabric
    • Unpersisting a fabric
    • Unpersisting a product
    • Interpreting status
      • Persisted fabric status
        • Figure 60 Persisted fabric icon on Physical Map
      • Product status
        • Figure 61 Product added to persisted fabric
        • Figure 62 Product removed from persisted fabric
      • Connection status
        • Figure 63 Removed connection in a persisted fabric
    • Changing persisted fabrics
  • Configuring trap forwarding
    • Figure 64 Configure Trap Forwarding dialog box
    • Adding trap recipients
      • Figure 65 Add Trap Recipient dialog box
    • Removing trap recipients
• Monitoring SAN products
  • Monitoring events
    • Viewing the Master Log
      • Figure 66 Master log
    • Viewing other logs
      • Figure 67 View Logs dialog box
    • Exporting log data
    • Filtering events in the Master Log
      • Figure 68 Define Filter dialog box
    • Copying log entries
  • Using event notifications
    • Configuring e-mail notification
      • Figure 69 Email Event Notification Setup dialog box
    • Configuring Call Home notification
    • Enabling Ethernet events
      • Figure 70 Configure Ethernet Event dialog box
  • Creating reports
    • Generating reports
      • Figure 71 Select Template dialog box
    • Viewing reports
      • Figure 72 Reports dialog box
    • Deleting reports
• Optional HAFM features
  • Feature keys
    • Figure 73 Configure Feature Key dialog box
    • Figure 74 New Feature Key dialog box
  • Event Management
    • Components
      • Triggers
        • Figure 75 Trigger phrase development
        • Table 16 Trigger operators
        • Phrase operators
        • Event triggers
        • Schedule triggers
      • Actions
    • Window
      • Table 17 Event Management tab
    • Rules
      • Creating a rule
        • Figure 76 Event Management tab
        • Figure 77 Add Rule dialog box
    • Managing Event Management
  • SANtegrity features
    • Fabric Binding
      • Enable/disable and online state functions
    • Switch Binding
      • Overview
      • Enabling/disabling Switch Binding
        • Figure 78 Switch Binding - State Change dialog box
      • Editing the Switch Membership List
        • Figure 79 Switch Binding - Membership List dialog box
      • Enable/disable and online state functions
      • Zoning with Switch Binding enabled
    • Port Fencing
      • Configuring Port Fencing
      • Adding thresholds
        • Adding ISL Protocol thresholds
          • Figure 80 Port Fencing dialog box
          • Figure 81 Add ISL Threshold dialog box
        • Adding link thresholds
          • Figure 82 Add Link Threshold dialog box
        • Adding security thresholds
          • Figure 83 Add Security Threshold dialog box
      • Assigning thresholds
      • Editing thresholds
        • Editing ISL Protocol Thresholds
          • Figure 84 Edit ISL Threshold dialog box
        • Editing link thresholds
          • Figure 85 Edit Link Threshold dialog box
        • Editing security thresholds
          • Figure 86 Edit Security Threshold dialog box
      • Finding assigned thresholds
      • Viewing thresholds
      • Removing thresholds
  • Open trunking
    • Options
      • Table 18 Open trunking configuration options
    • Configuration
      • Figure 87 Configure Open Trunking dialog box
    • Global threshold changes
    • Open Trunking log
      • Figure 88 Open Trunking log
  • Performance Module
    • Displaying connection utilization
    • Monitoring switch performance
      • Figure 89 Performance graph dialog box
    • Collecting performance data
      • Storing performance data
      • Viewing performance data
      • Exporting performance data
    • Monitoring port performance
      • Figure 90 Port Performance Graph dialog box
  • Planning Module
    • Planning window
      • Figure 91 Planning window
    • Plan design
      • Planning a SAN
        • Figure 92 New Plan dialog box
      • Opening a plan
        • Figure 93 Open Plan dialog box
      • Adding devices
        • Adding one device
        • Adding multiple devices
          • Figure 94 Insert Multiple Devices dialog box
      • Arranging devices
      • Connecting devices
      • Configuring devices
        • Figure 95 Planned device Properties dialog box
      • Deleting devices
      • Displaying a planned device as an installed device
      • Editing port types
        • Figure 96 Port Properties dialog box
      • Configuring ports
    • Planning rules
      • Planning rules syntax and format
        • Table 19 Planning rule parameters
        • Rule types
        • Keywords
          • Table 20 Connection rules
          • Table 21 Property validation rules
          • Table 22 Capacity control rules
      • Applying rules for plan evaluation
        • Figure 97 Planning Rules dialog box
    • Plan evaluation
    • Plan conservation
      • Saving a plan
      • Exporting a plan
      • Printing a plan
• Zoning
  • Zoning limits
    • Table 23 Zoning parameter limits (continued)
  • Zoning naming conventions
  • Zoning configuration
    • Displaying the zone library
      • Figure 98 Zoning dialog box
    • Adding a zone to a zone set
    • Adding a member to a zone
      • Figure 99 Add Zone Member dialog box
    • Creating a zone set
    • Removing a member from a zone
    • Removing a zone from a zone set
    • Activating a zone set
      • Figure 100 Activate Zone Set dialog box
      • Figure 101 Activate Zone Set confirmation message
    • Deactivating a zone set
      • Figure 102 Deactivate Zone Set dialog box
    • Enabling and disabling the default zone
    • Exporting a zone set
      • Figure 103 Export Zone Set dialog box
    • Importing a zone set
      • Figure 104 Import Zone Set dialog box
  • Zoning administration
    • Renaming a zone or zone set
    • Replacing zone members
      • Using the Potential Zone Members list
      • Using the domain/port or WWN
        • Figure 105 Replace Zone Member dialog box
    • Copying a zone set
    • Deleting a zone
    • Deleting a zone set
    • Viewing zone and zone set properties
    • Finding members in a zone
    • Finding zones in a zone set
    • Displaying zone members
      • Figure 106 List Zone Members dialog box
    • Saving the active zone set to a zoning library
    • Comparing zone sets
• SANtegrity Security Center
  • Security Center Overview
  • Accessing the Security Center
    • Figure 107 Security Center
  • Displaying the Fabrics list
  • Using the Authentication table
    • Selecting a fabric
    • Changing security data internally
    • Changing security data externally
    • Accessing SANtegrity Security Center tabs
    • Using the Users tab
      • Figure 108 Security Center Users tab
      • Assigning users to a switch
      • Adding a new user
        • Figure 109 Add/Edit User dialog box
      • Adding a set of users to multiple switches
        • Figure 110 Apply to Other Products dialog box
      • Using the Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
        • Figure 111 Security Change Confirmation and Status dialog box
      • Using the Software tab
        • Figure 112 Security Center 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 113 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 114 Security Center Devices tab
      • Understanding the Devices tab display and default settings
        • Figure 115 Add Device (Edit Secret) dialog box
      • Adding a detached switch
        • Figure 116 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 a switch
      • Changing a CHAP Secret for a detached device
      • Removing a detached device from a switch
      • Enabling or disabling E_Port and N_Port authentication
      • Changing the Enable Authentication method
      • Changing the port authentication state for an authenticated device
      • Changing the port authentication state for a nonauthenticated device with or without a CHAP Secret
      • Changing the port authentication state for a nonmember device (manageable) without a CHAP Secret
      • Changing the port authentication state for a nonmember device that is not managed
      • Applying changes and confirmation
      • IP Access Control list tab
        • Figure 117 Security Center 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
      • RADIUS Servers tab
        • Figure 118 Security Center Radius Servers tab
      • Applying changes and confirmation
  • Viewing the Security Log
    • Figure 119 Security Log
    • Differences between the SANtegrity Security Center and the SANtegrity Authentication
• Configuring HAFM through a firewall
  • Polling mode
    • Decreasing login time
    • Forcing a client to polling mode
    • Forcing all clients to polling mode
  • TCP port numbers
    • HAFM function with RMI at TCP port level
      • Figure 120 HAFM appliance and client communications
    • Forcing the RMI registry to use a specific port
      • HAFM_sc.bat
      • HAFM_c.bat
    • Forcing the server and client to export a port number
      • HAFM_sc.bat
      • HAFM_c.bat
• Troubleshooting
  • Problems with discovery
    • Table 24 Discovery problems and resolutions (continued)
  • Problems with products
    • Table 25 Product problems and resolutions
  • Problems with addresses
    • Table 26 Address problems and resolutions (continued)
  • Miscellaneous problems
    • Table 27 Miscellaneous problems and resolutions (continued)
  • Problems with zoning
    • Table 28 Zoning problems and resolutions
• Informational and error messages
  • HAFM application messages
    • Table 29 HAFM messages
  • Element Manager messages
    • Table 30 Element Manager messages
• Configuring remote workstations
  • Windows systems
    • Requirements
    • Installation procedure
      • Figure 121 Remote client installation page
      • Figure 122 HP HAFM Available Installers page
      • Figure 123 File Download dialog box
    • Running HAFM
  • Solaris systems
    • Requirements
    • Installation procedure
    • Running HAFM
  • HP-UX, AIX, and Linux systems
    • Requirements
    • Installation procedure
    • Running HAFM
• Reference
  • Compatibility with other applications
  • Icon legend
    • Product icons
      • Table 31 Product Icons (continued)
    • Product status icons
      • Table 32 Product status icons
    • Event icons
      • Table 33 Event icons
    • Band information status icons
      • Table 34 Band information status icons
    • Planned device icons
      • Table 35 Planned device icons
    • Group icons
      • Table 36 Group icons
    • Connections
      • Figure 124 Online connection with online devices
      • Figure 125 Offline connection and offline loop and storage device
      • Figure 126 Connection performance as displayed on Physical Map
      • Figure 127 Switch on topology showing ports
  • Event Management
    • Event trigger properties
      • SNMP trap event properties
        • Table 37 SNMP trap event properties (continued)
        • Table 38 SNMP trap device properties
        • Table 39 SNMP trap system properties (continued)
      • Performance event properties
        • Table 40 Performance event properties
        • Table 41 Performance device properties (continued)
        • Table 42 Performance system properties
      • User action event properties
        • Table 43 User action event properties
        • Table 44 User action system properties
        • Table 45 User action property
      • Device state event properties
        • Table 46 Device state event properties
        • Table 47 Device state properties (continued)
        • Table 48 Device state system properties
  • Writing Event Management macros
    • Table 49 Event context properties
    • Table 50 Device context properties
    • Table 51 Time context properties
    • Table 52 User context properties
    • Table 53 System context properties
  • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Table 54 Keyboard shortcuts
• Editing batch files
  • Configuring the application to use dual network cards
    • Windows systems
    • UNIX systems
  • Setting the zoning delay
    • Windows systems
  • Specifying a host IP address in multi-NIC networks
    • Windows server running as an executable
    • Windows server running as a service
    • UNIX systems
  • Editing Master Log settings
    • Windows systems
    • UNIX systems
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