HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0016, May 2009)

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1 Performing basic configuration tasks
Fabric OS overview
This chapter describes how to configure your HP SAN using the Fabric OS command line interface (CLI).
Before you can configure a storage area network (SAN), you must power-up the enterprise-class platform
or switch and blades, and then set the IP addresses of those devices. Although this chapter focuses on
configuring a SAN using the CLI, you can also use the following methods to configure a SAN:
• Web Tools
For Web Tools procedures, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.
• Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
For DCFM procedures, see the Data Center Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide.
• A third-party application using the API
For third-party application procedures, see the third-party API documentation.
Because of the differences between fixed-port and variable-port devices, procedures sometimes differ
among HP models. As new models are introduced, new features sometimes apply only to those models.
When procedures or parts of procedures apply to some models but not others, this guide identifies the
specifics for each model. For example, a number of procedures that apply only to variable-port devices are
found in Chapter 10, ”Configuring Enterprise-class platforms” on page 267.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by HP,
documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. In some
cases, earlier releases are highlighted to present considerations for interoperating with them.
The hardware reference manuals describe how to power up devices and set their IP addresses. After the IP
address is set, you can use the CLI procedures contained in this guide.
For additional information about the commands used in the procedures, see online help or the Fabric OS
Command Reference.
Fabric OS command line interface
Fabric OS 6.2.0 uses Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to control access to all Fabric OS operations. You
can display a list of all command help topics for a given login level, For example, if you are logged in as
user and enter the help command, a list of all user-level commands that can be executed is displayed. The
same rule applies to the admin, securityAdmin, and the switchAdmin roles.
When command examples in this guide show user input enclosed in quotation marks, the quotation marks
are required.
Getting help on a command
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the help [|more] command with no specific command and all commands will be displayed.
The |more argument displays the commands one page at a time.
Or you can enter help <command> |more, where command is the name of the command for which
you need specific information.
The following commands provide help files for specific topics to understand configuring your SAN:
diagHelp Diagnostic help information
ficonHelp FICON help information
fwHelp Fabric Watch help information
iscsiHelp iSCSI help informations
licenseHelp License help information
perfHelp Performance Monitoring help information