FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide (AA-RS2DD-TE, July 2004)

Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies
129SAN High Availability Planning Guide
Figure 52: Enterprise Fabric Mode Dialog Box
b. Select the fabric to be configured from the Fabric Name drop-down list.
The selected fabric’s status displays in the Enterprise Fabric Mode field.
c. Click Activate to close the dialog box and enable Enterprise Fabric
Mode for the selected fabric.
7. Verify FICON devices are still logged in — Maximize the Element
Manager application. Inspect the Node List View (Figure 51) and verify
FICON devices (channels and control units inspected in step 5) are still
logged in to each director or switch.
8. Change switch binding enforcement if required — If the SAN
environment is volatile (characterized by a high volume of optical cable
connects, disconnects, and movement), change switch binding enforcement to
restrict E_Ports only.
a. In the Element Manager application, click the Hardware tab. In the
Hardware View, select Switch Binding, and then select Change State
from the Configure menu. The Switch Binding - State Change dialog
box displays (Figure 53).
Figure 53: Switch Binding - State Change Dialog Box