Accessing stored configurations, Configuring port addresses – HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch User Manual
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NOTE:
Create a saved version of the configuration and edit the saved version to minimize the risk
of losing current edits. After the edits are completed and saved, then activate the configuration.
Accessing Stored Configurations
When editing saved configurations, the matrix displays depressed and shaded cells when the
matrix cell does not match the saved configuration.
The IPL file is a special saved configuration file. This configuration is used if the switch is in the IPL
process. If the Active=Saved option is checked, then the IPL file cannot be edited and saved if
Active=Saved. When the IPL is opened, the file dynamically updates if the active configuration
changes while the Active=Saved option was enabled.
Configuring Port Addresses
To configure, save, and activate port addresses, use the following steps:
1.
Select Configure > Allow/Prohibit.
The Configure Allow/Prohibit - “Active” dialog box is displayed (
2.
Enter information into the appropriate fields.
3.
Click the squares to either prohibit or allow connections.
In the previous illustration, port address 07 is prohibited from communicating with port address
05. Also, Port OC is prohibited from communicating with all other port addresses.
NOTE:
Take extreme care when configuring PDCMs for E_Ports as mistakes can render paths
unusable and cause complex routing problems. These problems can be difficult to detect and
sometimes manifest as end-device issues.
4.
Click Save As and the Save Address Configuration As dialog box is displayed.
5.
Click the Port Name field and enter a name.
Names must be between 1 and 8 characters in length. Valid characters are uppercase A-Z, 0-9,
hyphen (-), and underscore (_). The name may not be CON, AUX, COMn (where n=1-9), LPTn
(where n=1-9), NUL, or PRN.
6.
Click in the CUP Name field and enter a name.
Names must be between 1 and 24 characters. All characters in the ISO Latin - 1 character set
are allowed, except for control characters. The space character is not allowed in the first
character and characters are case-sensitive. A CUP name is optional.
7.
Click OK to save changes and to close the Save Address Configuration As dialog box.
8.
In the Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix - “Active”, click Activate to activate the configuration or
click Cancel to close without activating.