HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch User Manual
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Element Manager Overview
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Click Fabric Parameters to display the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog
box, which allows you to set parameters for fabric operation. In this dialog
box, you can set the resource allocation time-out value (R_A_TOV) and error
detect time-out value (E_D_TOV) in tenth-of-a-second increments. You can
also set other fabric operating parameters, such as switch priority level
(Principal, Default, or Never Principal) and interop mode. You must take
the switch offline through the Set Online State dialog box to configure these
parameters. See “
” on page 105 for more
information.
Preferred Path
Click this option to configure an ISL between switches and directors. The ISL
consists of the source port of the switch being configured, the exit port of the same
switch, and the domain ID of the destination switch. Each switch must be
configured for its part of the desired path for optimal performance. You may need
to configure Preferred Paths for all switches along the desired path for proper
multi-hop Preferred Path operation. For more details about this feature, see
“
Switch Binding
This submenu provides two options if the SANtegrity Binding feature is installed
through the Configure Feature Key dialog box: Change State and Edit
Membership List. Clicking Change State displays the Switch Binding State
Change dialog box, which you use to activate Switch Binding according to a
specific connection policy (Restrict E_Ports, Restrict F_Ports, or Restrict All
Ports). Edit Membership List allows you to create a list of switches and devices
that you want to allow exclusively to attach to switch ports. For more information,
see “
Ports
Click this option to display the Configure Ports dialog box. For each port you can
provide a name, block or unblock operation, enable LIN alerts, enable Fabric
Address Notification (FAN), define a type (G, F, E, Gx, and Fx), configure Port
Binding, define port speed, and enable Port Binding.
Note:
Ports are automatically configured as G_Ports if no device is connected, F_Ports
if a device is connected, E_Ports if a switch is connected, and FL_Port if connected to a
loop device.