Swan clip, Attributes, Clip $zzwan – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual
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SWAN CLIP
A communications line interface processor (CLIP) is a component of a
CRU. The CLIP provides
a link-level protocol and a software interface to the host.
Each SWAN concentrator contains up to three CLIPs, and each CLIP has two
and two
Each SWAN 2 CRU contains up to six SWAN 2 CLIPs, and each CLIP has two WAN Lines and two SWAN Paths.
Location in OSM Tree: System > SWAN Collection > SWAN > CLIP
Slot Location: CLIPs are external to the enclosures.
Example: CLIP $ZZWAN.# SWAN2.2
Attributes
CLIP $ZZWAN
Displayed in the Attributes tab and Attributes dialog box only if the value is something
other than OK.
Service State
Logical
The state of the component as known to the operating system on the server.
Device State
Physical
The Physical attributes are displayed for SWAN 2 CLIPs only.
The part number of the component that was assigned in manufacturing. Use part
numbers for identifying and ordering parts.
Part Number
A unique serial number that identifies the component. Track IDs are used for tracking
components.
Track ID
A code that identifies the generation of the component. Hardware revision codes are
used for tracking components.
Hardware Revision
Firmware
The version of the firmware on the concentrator communications line interface
processor (CLIP) of the ServerNet wide area network (SWAN).
Version
The name of the file to be used for a firmware update.
Default File Name
The version of the firmware to be used for a firmware update .
Default File Version
The differences, if any, between the current and default firmware versions.
Compare State
Actions
Firmware Update
Updates the firmware on the ServerNet wide area network (SWAN) concentrator communications line interface
processor (CLIP).
Optional Parameter: File Name of the firmware file.
There is no SWAN Fast Firmware Update guided procedure in OSM because you can use the
to stop, update, and restart any or all SWAN CLIPs on your system simultaneously.
Start
Starts the SWAN CLIP. When the Start action completes, the SWAN CLIP is in the Started state.
In a multisystem configuration, this action also causes the current system to take control of the CLIP. If the CLIP is
currently controlled by another system, that system loses control of the CLIP.
Stop
Terminates operation of the SWAN CLIP. When the Stop action completes, the SWAN CLIP is in the Stopped state.
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