HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 62)

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CTP Card menu
Right-click the CTP card in the Hardware view to display a menu with the following options:
• FRU Properties—Click this option to display an FRU Properties dialog box for the CTP card. The
FRU Properties dialog box includes the FRU name, position (slot number in the backplane), state
(active, backup, or failed), part number, and serial number.
• Enable Card Beaconing—Click this option to add a check mark to the check box and enable
beaconing for the CTP card. This causes the amber LED on the card to flash to help you locate
it in the unit. Note that you cannot enable beaconing if the card has failed.
• Switchover—Click this option to display the Switchover CTP dialog box as shown in Figure 21 .
Click Switchover to switch operations from the active card to the backup card. When
switchover occurs, the green LED illuminates on the backup CTP card to indicate that it is active.
NOTE: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature.
Figure 21 Switchover CTP dialog box
If you click Enable Beaconing, the amber LED beacons (blinks) on the card that was the active card
before switchover.
If a redundant card has failed, or is not installed, choosing Switchover displays an error message
explaining that two operational cards must be installed to use this feature.
SBAR Card menu
Right-click an SBAR card in the Hardware view to display a menu with the following options:
• FRU Properties—Click this option to display an FRU Properties dialog box for the card. The FRU
Properties dialog box includes the FRU name, position (slot number in the backplane), state
(active, backup, or failed), part number, and serial number.
• Enable Card Beaconing—Click this option to add a check mark to the check box and enable
beaconing for the SBAR card. This causes the amber LED on the card to flash to help you locate
it in the unit. Note that you cannot enable beaconing if the card has failed.
• Switchover—Click this option to display the Switchover SBAR dialog box, which is similar to the
Switchover CTP dialog box shown in Figure 21 . Click Switchover to switch operation from the
active card to the backup card. When switchover occurs, the green LED illuminates on the
backup SBAR card to indicate that it is now the active card.
NOTE: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature.
If you click Enable Beaconing, the amber LED beacons (blinks) on the card that was the active card
before switchover.