HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, December 2009)

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3. Issue the following command.
ad --validate ad_id -m mode
If you do not specify any parameters, the entire AD database (transaction buffer, defined configuration,
and effective configuration) is displayed.
If you do not specify an Admin Domain, information about all existing Admin Domains is displayed.
The -m mode flag can be used as follows:
• 0 to display the Admin Domain configuration in the current transaction buffer.
• 1 to display the Admin Domain configuration stored in the persistent memory (defined
configuration).
• 2 to display the currently enforced Admin Domain configuration (effective configuration).
The following example validates the member list of Admin Domain 10 in the current transaction buffer.
switch:AD255:admin> ad --validate 10 –m 0
Current AD Number: 255 AD Name: AD255
Transaction buffer configuration:
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AD Number: 2 AD Name: ad2 State: Active
Switch port members: 1,1; 1,3; 2,5+; 3,6;
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+ - Member does not exist
+ - Member is AD Unaware
SAN management with Admin Domains
This section is for users and administrators and describes how you use Admin Domains. If you are a
physical fabric administrator and you want to create, modify, or otherwise manage Admin Domains, see
”Admin Domain management for physical fabric administrators” on page 161.
The Admin Domain looks like a virtual switch or fabric to a user. However, based on the user role and enter
(User_ID), users are presented with only their relevant AD-based views (see Figure 6 and Figure 7). Any
devices and switch ports that are not defined as part of the Admin Domain are not shown and are not
available to that AD user.
Each Admin Domain can also have its own zone configurations (defined and effective) with zones and
aliases under them.
Using CLI commands in an AD context
The CLI command input arguments are validated against the AD member list; they do not work with input
arguments that specify resources that are not members of the current Admin Domain. All commands
present filtered output—showing only the members of the current Admin Domain.
For example, the switchShow command displays details for the list of AD members present in that switch.
• Since all E_Ports and EX_Ports are shared across all Admin Domains, they are shown under all Admin
Domains.
• Other ports are displayed without any attribute details (with an explanation that they are not part of the
current Admin Domain).
A port or device appears in CLI command output or other management tool outputs if any one of the
conditions listed in Table 48 is met.