FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager User Guide (AA-RTDUC-TE, July 2004)

Configuring the Director
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5. Click the Enable Preferred Paths check box in the Configure Preferred Path
to enable the configured preferred paths. When this option is not selected, the
preferred path configurations are not enforced, but the configured paths are
retained for future use.
6. Click Activate.
Removing a Preferred Path
To remove a new preferred path, use the following steps:
1. Choose Configure > Preferred Path. The Configure Preferred Paths dialog
box displays as shown in Figure 34.
2. Choose the path you want to remove and click Remove.
3. Click Activate.
Specifying Preferred Path Example
Figure 36 displays a portion of a more complex SAN. In this example, we will do
the following:
■ Specify a path between the Source Device and Destination Device A, going
through Switch1, Switch 2, and Switch 3 (the desired data flow is shown as
Data Flow 1).
■ Enter data through port 14
■ Exit data through port 45
■ Make Switch 3 the destination device
Use the following procedure to accomplish the above tasks.
1. Click Configure > Preferred Path in Switch 1’s Element Manager window
to configure the path on Switch 1. The Add Preferred Path dialog box
displays.
2. Click 14 in the Source Port field.
3. Click 45 in the Exit Port field.
4. Click 3 (Switch 3’s domain ID) in the Destination Domain ID field.