HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 123)

Configuring the Switch
123 Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide
Configuring Port Addresses (FICON Management Style)
Use the Configure Address - “Active” dialog box (see Figure 35 on page 125) to
create and activate port address configurations.
Note: This procedure applies only to the Edge Switch 2/32. FICON Management Style
is not available on the Edge Switch 2/24.
Port Address Parameters
The Configure Addresses - “Active” dialog box contains the following
parameters:
■ Addr—This read-only field lists the port address.
■ Port Name—This user-defined name is assigned to the address. Up to 24
alphanumeric characters are allowed, including spaces, hyphens and
underscores.
■ Blocked—If the box is checked, the port is blocked. Blocked ports
continuously transmit offline sequences (OLSs), but cannot communicate to
an attached device. If the box is not checked, the port is unblocked.
■ Port connection array—This yellow area of the dialog box is a matrix of
port addresses that is used to configure connections between port addresses.
Each port in the switch has a corresponding port address, which is the
physical port number in hexademical format.
All port addresses for the switch are listed along the top and left side of the
matrix. To allow or prohibit connections between two addresses, click the cell
at the intersection of vertical and horizontal rows. Right-click the intersecting
cell to display a menu of attributes.
The default state of a cell is an empty cell (square), which represents an
allowed connection. The symbol for a prohibited connection is shown in
Figure 34 . Click a cell to add the prohibited symbol and prohibit connection
to that cell.
Figure 34: Prohibited Port Connection symbol