32 Installation Guide (AA-RSTZF-TE, November 2005)

Using HAFM to configure the Edge Switch50

CAUTION: Setting the Edge Switch offline terminates all Fibre Channel connections.

2. Select Product > Management Style.

The Configure Management menu is displayed.

3. Select the management style as follows:

• Open Systems—Use for all non-FICON Fibre Channel environments.

• FICON—If the FICON management appliance feature is enabled, the default style will be

FICON. You will not be able to change to Open Systems with the FICON management

appliance feature enabled.

4. Click Activate.

5. Set the Edge Switch online.

For instructions, see ”Setting the Edge Switch online and offline” on page 47.

Configuring Edge Switch operating parameters

Use this procedure to set parameters on the Edge Switch for fabric operation through the Configure

Switch Parameters dialog box. These operating parameters are stored in NVRAM on the Edge

Switch.

1. Ensure that the Edge Switch is set offline.

For instructions, see ”Setting the Edge Switch online and offline” on page 47.

CAUTION: Setting the Edge Switch offline terminates all Fibre Channel connections.

2. Select Configure > Operating Parameters > Switch Parameters.

The Configure Switch Parameters dialog box is displayed (Figure 21).

Figure 21 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box

NOTE: Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults.

The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID. Change this value if the Edge Switch will

participate in a multiswitch fabric.

3. Use information in the ”Edge Switch parameters” section, which follows, to change settings as

required for parameters in this dialog box.