director 2/64 installation guide

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Overview
• Beaconing to assist service personnel in locating a specific port, FRU, or director
in a multi-switch environment. When port beaconing is enabled, the amber LED
associated with the port flashes. When FRU beaconing is enabled, the amber
(service required) LED on the FRU flashes. When unit beaconing is enabled, the
system error indicator on the front bezel flashes. Beaconing does not affect port,
FRU, or director operation.
• Data collection through the Product Manager application on the HAFM server to
help isolate system problems. The data includes a memory dump file and audit,
hardware, and engineering logs.
• Status monitoring of redundant FRUs and alternate Fibre Channel data paths to
ensure continued director availability in case of failover. The HAFM application
queries the status of each backup FRU daily. A backup FRU failure is indicated by
an illuminated amber LED.
• SNMP management using the Fibre Alliance management information base
(MIB) that runs on the HAFM server. Up to 12 authorized management
workstations can be configured through the HAFM application to receive
unsolicited SNMP trap messages. The trap messages indicate operational state
changes and failure conditions.
• SNMP management using the Fibre Channel Fabric Element MIB (Version 2.2),
transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) MIB-II definition (RFC
1213), or a product-specific MIB that runs on each director. Up to six authorized
management workstations can be configured through the Product Manager
application on the HAFM server to receive unsolicited SNMP trap messages. The
trap messages indicate operational state changes and failure conditions.
NOTE: For more information about SNMP support provided by HP products, refer to the hp
StorageWorks SNMP reference guide for directors and edge switches.
Zoning
The director supports a name server zoning feature that partitions attached devices
into restricted-access groups called zones. Devices in the same zone can recognize and
communicate with each other through switched port-to-port connections. Devices in
separate zones cannot communicate with each other.
Zoning is configured by authorizing or restricting access to name server information
associated with device N_Ports that attach to director fabric ports (F_Ports). A zone
member is specified by the port number to which a device is attached, or by the
eight-byte (16-digit) World Wide Name (WWN) assigned to the host bus adapter
(HBA) or Fibre Channel interface installed in a device. A device can belong to
multiple zones.