HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS 5.0.0 User Guide (AA-RW1UA-TE, May 2005)

105Secure Fabric OS 5.0.0 user guide
NOTE: Although the following procedure does not require rebooting the fabric, there is
potential for segmentation or other disruption to the fabric due to the number of factors
involved in the merge process.
To merge two or more fabrics that have Secure Fabric OS implemented:
1. As a precaution, back up the configuration of each fabric to be merged by entering the
configUpload command and completing the prompts. This also backs up the policies if
Secure Fabric OS was already in use on the switch (such as on a 1 Gb switch running
v2.6.x).
2. Ensure that all switches to be merged are running Fabric OS v2.6.2, v3.2.0, or v4.4.x.
a. Open a CLI connection (serial or telnet) to one of the switches in the fabric.
b. Log in to the switch as admin. The default password is password.
c. Type the version command. If the switch is a Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director
2/128, you can alternatively enter the firmwareShow command.
d. If the switch is not running Fabric OS v2.6.2, v3.2.0, or v4.4.x upgrade the firmware
as required. For information on upgrading firmware, refer to the HP StorageWorks
Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide .
e. Customize the account passwords from the default values.
f. Repeat for each switch that you intend to include in the final merged fabric.
3. If the final merged fabric will contain switches running Fabric OS v2.6.2 or v3.2.0 and
switches running Fabric OS v4.4.x, the PID mode on all switches must be compatible; for
more information about PID modes, refer to the HP StorageWorks
Fabric OS 4.x
procedures user guide
.
NOTE: If you change the PID format used on the fabric (for example, from native mode to
core PID mode), you need to create new DCC policies on each switch.
4. Ensure that the Management Server Platform Service is consistently enabled or disabled
across all the switches to be merged. For information about management server support
provided by Fabric OS, refer to the HP StorageWorks
Fabric OS 4.x procedures user
guide.
5. Ensure that all switches to be merged have activated Secure Fabric OS and Zoning
licenses.
6. Ensure that all switches to be merged have the required PKI objects (private key
passphrase, switch private key, CSR, and root certificate) and a digital certificate
installed.
a. Log in to the switch as admin.