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Port binding, Resetting a port, Testing ports – HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class User Manual

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McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide

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Port binding

IMPORTANT:

Port binding is available only in Element Manager which requires the Element Manager PFE

key. See

Installing Product Feature Enablement keys

” on page 82 for more information about installing a

PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step
instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key
from the web at:

www.webkey.external.hp.com

.

Port binding ties one or more device WWNs to a physical port number. The port will accept logins only
from the devices that are on the WWN list. To enable port binding for a port and specify device WWNs:

1.

Select a single port on the faceplate display.

2.

Select

Port > Port Binding to open the Port Binding dialog.

3.

Click the Port Binding checkbox to enable port binding.

4.

Select each device WWN from the WWN: pull-down menu and click

Add. To remove a WWN, select

the WWN in the WWN List and click

Remove.

5.

Click

OK.

Resetting a port

The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using the saved configuration. To reset a port:

1.

In the faceplate display, select the ports to be reset.

2.

Select

Port > Reset Port.

3.

Click

OK to reset the selected ports.

Testing ports

The port diagnostic tests verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loop, and then
verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent. Only one port can be tested at a time for
each type of test. The Port Diagnostics dialog shown in

Figure 42

presents the following loopback tests:

Figure 42

Port Diagnostics dialog