HP StorageWorks 2.128 SAN Director Switch - Manual (Page 123)

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8 Configuring the Distributed Management Server
The HP Fabric OS Distributed Management Server allows a SAN management application to retrieve
information and administer interconnected switches, servers, and storage devices. The management
server assists in the autodiscovery of switch-based fabrics and their associated topologies.
A client of the Distributed Management Server can find basic information about the switches in the fabric
and use this information to construct topology relationships. The management server also allows you to
obtain certain switch attributes and, in some cases, modify them. For example, logical names identifying
switches can be registered with the management server.
The management server provides several advantages for managing a Fibre Channel fabric:
• It is accessed by an external Fibre Channel node at the well-known address FFFFFAh, so an
application can access information about fabric management with minimal knowledge of the existing
configuration.
• It is replicated on every HP StorageWorks switch within a fabric.
• It provides an unzoned view of the overall fabric configuration. This fabric topology view exposes the
internal configuration of a fabric for management purposes; it contains interconnect information about
switches and devices connected to the fabric. Under normal circumstances, a device (typically an FCP
initiator) queries the Name Server for storage devices within its member zones. Because this limited
view is not always sufficient, the management server provides the application with a list of the entire
Name Server database.
NOTE: The management server platform service is available only with Fabric OS 2.3.0 and later.
Enabling and disabling the platform services
The management server is located at the Fibre Channel well-known address FFFFFAh. All management
server services except platform services are enabled by default.
Enabling platform services
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the
msplMgmtActivate
command.
For example:
Disabling platform services
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the
msplMgmtDeactivate
command.
3. Enter
y
to confirm the deactivation.
switch:admin> msplmgmtactivate
Request to activate MS Platform Service in progress......
*Completed activating MS Platform Service in the fabric!
switch:admin>