FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide (AA-RS2CF-TE, March 2005)

HAFM overview22
address as the Internet URL, and then entering a user name and password at a login screen. The
PC browser then becomes a management console.
• A PC-based Telnet session using the command line interface (CLI). Any platform that
supports Telnet client software can be used.
SAN life cycle
The HAFM application enables you to proceed through the four stages of the managed life cycle of
the SAN with confidence. Table 2 describes the different stages in the life cycle.
At any point, a discovered SAN can be used as a starting point to plan a new SAN, completing
the life cycle.
Figure 2 SAN life cycle
Table 2 Stages of a SAN life cycle
Stage Task Description
1 Plan the SAN The administrator uses paper and pen
or a software application to plan the
SAN.
2 Discover the SAN The HAFM application establishes
contact with many SAN devices,
gathers embedded information, and
presents a visual map of devices and
their connections as a
Physical/Topology map
3 Configure the SAN The administrator configures SAN
devices and fabrics.
4 Monitor the SAN The self-monitoring, event-logging, and
event notification application
generates events and messages about
product and property status. The user
interface features an animated display
of the data flow and error rates over
the entire topology.