HAFM SW 08.08.00 HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide (AA-RS2CH-TE, August 2006)

Optional HAFM features154
• Operators: =, <, <=, >, >=
Applying rules for plan evaluation
To apply rules for evaluating the plan:
1. Select View > Planned SAN.
The Planning window is displayed (Figure 91).
Table 20 Connection rules
Syntax Description
do_not_connect (device=x) Never connect device x to device x.
do_not_connect (device=x) to
(device=y)
Never connect device x to y.
do_not_connect (device=x) to
(device=y) through (device=z)
Never connect device x to y through z.
do_not_attach (device=x) to (device=y) Never connect device x into a SAN that has
device y.
connect (device=x) Always connect device x to device x.
connect (device=x) to (device=y) Always connect device x to y.
connect (device=x) to (device=y)
through (device=z)
Always connect device x to y through z.
Table 21 Property validation rules
Syntax Description
check_for_valid ‘PropertyName’ for
(device=x)
Device x must have valid
‘PropertyName’.
‘PropertyName’ should_be_unique_in
‘Types‘
Cannot have duplicate
‘PropertyName’ in the same
‘Types’.
Table 22 Capacity control rules
Syntax Description
total_connections (device = x)
‘Operator’ 2
The sum of connections to device x
should be ‘Operator’ than
2total_connections.
(device = x) ‘Operator’ MAXPORTS The sum of connections to device x
should be ‘Operator’ than
MAXPORTS.
total_connections (device = x) to
(device = y) ‘Operator’ 2
The sum of connections from device
x to device y should be ‘Operator’
than 2.