Enabling alternate control prohibited, Backing up and restoring configuration data – HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch User Manual
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Enabling Alternate Control Prohibited
You can display Alternate Control Prohibited (ACP) in the Configure menu by selecting the check
box to set the ACP on or off. When the ACP is checked, alternate control prohibited is on and
alternate managers cannot change FICON switch connectivity parameters.
These parameters include all configuration changes including, but not limited to blocking ports,
beaconing ports, clearing, LINs, CTP switch over and so on. The alternate managers include CLI,
EWS, SNMP, but do not include the host via inband management.
The ACP setting is only controlled by the HAFM and cannot be changed by Host Programming.
Select the option again to remove the check mark and disable Alternate Control Prohibited.
NOTE:
The Alternate Control Prohibited checkbox is only visible for switches that support ACP.
Prior to sending the ACP setting to the switch, confirm the warning dialog box that displays that
states you are about to disable alternate configuration control.
Backing up and restoring configuration data
You can back up the NV-RAM configuration, which includes all of the data you input through
instructions in this chapter, using the Backup and Restore Configuration option. This option
is available through the Maintenance menu. Selecting this option backs up the configuration
data to a file on the HAFM appliance hard drive. The restore function writes this data back to
NV-RAM on the switch. Using the restore function overwrites the existing configuration. For more
information, see ”
Backup and restore configuration
In addition to the Backup and Restore Configuration option, the backup application
automatically backs up configuration and other critical data from the HAFM appliance. As long as
backup media remains in the CD-RW drive of the HAFM appliance, data is written to the backup
media whenever the directory contents change or you reboot the HAFM appliance. For more
information, see ”
Backing up and restoring Element Manager data
NOTE:
We do not recommend changing the default backup settings.
CAUTION:
To ensure trouble-free backups, it is imperative that you leave the backup media in the
drive at all times. Removing the media during a backup or restore can corrupt the database on the
media.
When data is being written to or read from the backup drive, the CD-RW drive write LED
flashes. Make sure this LED is not flashing before you remove the media.