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

HAFM overview24
• A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent implemented through the HAFM
application. Administrators on SNMP management workstations can access product
management information using any standard network management tool. Administrators can
assign IP addresses and corresponding community names for up to 12 SNMP workstations
functioning as SNMP trap message recipients.
• The Internet, using the HAFM Basic 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 in HAFM. Administrators launch
the web server interface from a remote PC by entering the product’s IP address as the Internet
URL, and then entering a user name and password at a login window. 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