HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1VA-TE, March 2005)

Preparing the Host System
119HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide
The state of the connection can be displayed using:
CLI> SHOW CONN <FULL>
<<< LOCKED >>> appears in the title area when the connection table is locked. If
unlocked, or not supported (HOST_FC only), the title area looks the same as it did
for ACS version 8.7. The full switch displays the rejected hosts, with an index.
Adding Rejected Host Connections to Locked Host Connection Table
With ACS version 8.8-1, it is now possible to keep track of rejected hosts in a list,
and to keep this list synchronized across controllers. An index is now added to the
record to aid the user in manually adding rejected connections. The command to
manually add rejection connections is:
ADD CONNECTION REJECTED_HOST <index>
This adds the connection to the connection table in an OFFLINE state. The host
must issue a FC plogi to make the connection active. There are mechanisms to
do this in UNIX, VMS, but not NT (except reboot).
One way to force the connection into an online state is to do the following:
CLI> SET <THIS | OTHER> PORT_<1|2>_TOPOLOGY = OFFLINE, followed
by
CLI> SET <THIS | OTHER> PORT_<1|2>_TOPOLOGY = FABRIC
This will force all hosts connected to that controller/port to login again. At the
same time, hosts connected to the controller pair through the same switch
(regardless of controller|port) will need to login again
Note: This implementation is the safest, since pinging the fabric name server would
result in all hosts logging in again (up to 96).
When the connection is added, it gets deleted from the reject list. Index numbers
for remaining rejected hosts are re-ordered.
Implementation Notes
■ For an upgrade to version 8.8-1 - The connection table is unlocked by default.
■ For Backward Compatibility - Lock the table, and everything work the same
as version 8.7.