FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide (AA-RS2DD-TE, July 2004)
Table Of Contents
- SAN HA Planning Guide
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Introduction to HP Fibre Channel Products
- Product Management
- Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies
- Fibre Channel Topologies
- Planning for Point-to-Point Connectivity
- Characteristics of Arbitrated Loop Operation
- Planning for Private Arbitrated Loop Connectivity
- Planning for Fabric-Attached Loop Connectivity
- Planning for Multi-Switch Fabric Support
- Fabric Topologies
- Planning a Fibre Channel Fabric Topology
- Fabric Topology Design Considerations
- FICON Cascading
- Physical Planning Considerations
- Port Connectivity and Fiber-Optic Cabling
- HAFM Appliance, LAN, and Remote Access Support
- Inband Management Access (Optional)
- Security Provisions
- Optional Features
- Configuration Planning Tasks
- Task 1: Prepare a Site Plan
- Task 2: Plan Fibre Channel Cable Routing
- Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices
- Task 4: Plan Console Management Support
- Task 5: Plan Ethernet Access
- Task 6: Plan Network Addresses
- Task 7: Plan SNMP Support (Optional)
- Task 8: Plan E-Mail Notification (Optional)
- Task 9: Establish Product and HAFM Appliance Security Measures
- Task 10: Plan Phone Connections
- Task 11: Diagram the Planned Configuration
- Task 12: Assign Port Names and Nicknames
- Task 13: Complete the Planning Worksheet
- Task 14: Plan AC Power
- Task 15: Plan a Multi-Switch Fabric (Optional)
- Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Products (Optional)
- Index
Product Management
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Product Management Overview
Out-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) management access to HP products is provided
through two Ethernet LAN connections to director control processor (CTP) cards
or a single connection to a director front panel. The following out-of-band
management access methods are provided:
■ Management through the HAFM application. The HAFM application includes
the Director 2/64 Element Manager, Edge Switch 2/16 Element Manager, and
Edge Switch 2/32 Element Manager applications. This GUI resides on the
HAFM appliance and provides a single point of management for all directors
and switches. Refer to “Product Software” on page 50 for information about
these applications.
Operators at remote workstations can connect to the HAFM appliance
through the local HAFM application and associated Element Manager
applications to manage and monitor directors and switches controlled by the
HAFM appliance. A maximum of nine concurrent users (including a local
user) can log in to the HAFM application. Refer to “Remote User
Workstations” on page 141 for information.
Note: Product management through the SAN management or
Element Manager
application is not supported for the Edge Switch 2/12.
■ Management using simple network management protocol (SNMP). An
SNMP agent is implemented through the HAFM application that allows
administrators on SNMP management workstations to access product
management information using any standard network management tool.
Administrators can assign Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding
community names for up to six SNMP workstations functioning as SNMP
trap message recipients. Refer to “SNMP Management Workstations” on
page 143 for information.
■ Management through the Internet using the EWS interface installed on the
director or switch. This interface supports configuration, statistics monitoring,
and basic operation of the product but does not offer all the capabilities of the
corresponding Element Manager application. Administrators launch the Web
server interface from a remote PC by entering the product’s IP address as the
Internet uniform resource locator (URL), then entering a user name and
password at a login screen. The PC browser then becomes a management
console.