HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 80)

80 Managing HBAs
NOTE: In the unlikely event of using an unsigned HP FC HBA Windows driver, a Hardware
Installation message states the software “has not passed Windows Logo testing.” If you still want to
update the HBA driver with the unsigned driver, click Continue Anyway. If you do not want to use
the unsigned driver, click STOP Installation.
When you update a remote server’s HBAs with an unsigned driver, the Hardware Installation
message appears on the remote server and the SAN Connection Manager server is not aware of
the message that requires manual selection. If no action is taken on the remote server, SAN
Connection Manager times out after about three to four minutes and shows a message that the
driver update has been successful but needs to be rebooted to complete. To proceed with the
update on the remote server using the unsigned driver, click Continue Anyway on that server. If you
do not want to use the unsigned driver, click STOP Installation.
Creating an alias for an HBA
You can create alias (user-friendly) names for HBAs to help you easily identify them in SAN Connection
Manager.
To create an alias for an HBA:
1. On the LUN Assignment or Physical Connection map, right-click a HBA icon, and then on the shortcut
menu, click Create HBA Alias.
The Create HBA Alias dialog box (
Figure 48 ) shows the HBA port name and server name.
Figure 48 Create HBA Alias dialog box
2. Enter an alias name to replace the HBA name, and then click OK.
The Physical Connection and LUN Assignment maps are updated with the new HBA alias name.
Manually entering FDMI information
If SAN Connection Manager detects any HBA without a server name or OS type, a message appears
informing you that the HBA FDMI is either disabled or failed to register the required information. SAN
Connection Manager then asks if you want to manually enter the HBA’s host name and OS type, or if you
want to check the HBA FDMI service status.
• If you choose to check the HBA FDMI service status, a message warns you that you must either reload
the HBA driver, reset the HBA, or even reboot the server for the FDMI data to be registered into the
switch, and that you must close and restart SAN Connection Manager for it to discover any new FDMI
data.
• If you choose to manually enter the data, follow these steps. (The HBA information you enter will be
saved in SAN Connection Manager so that you will not be prompted again.)