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Director Element Manager user guide

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Switch Binding— Displays

Enabled

if the optional SANtegrity Binding features are installed

and enabled. Otherwise, displays

Disabled

.

You can also display the Director Properties dialog box by right-clicking the director illustration

away from a FRU and choosing Properties from the menu.

Using menu options

Right-click various parts of the Hardware view to display pop-up menu options for displaying status

and information and for controlling the director and its FRUs. The following menus are available:

Director

Port Card

CTP Card

SBAR Card

Director menu

Right-click any area of the director illustration where a hardware component is not installed to

display the following menu options:

Director Properties—Click this option to display the Director Properties dialog box. See details

under ”

Double-click the director illustration, away from a hardware component, to display the

Director Properties dialog box (Figure 15).

” on page 56. You can also display this dialog box

by double-clicking an area on the director illustration, but not on a hardware component.

Enable Unit Beaconing—Click this option to toggle unit beaconing on or off. When the check

box has a check mark, unit beaconing is on, and the amber system error light on the director

front bezel blinks to help users locate the actual unit in an equipment room. When you click the

check box to remove the check mark, unit beaconing is disabled and the amber LED goes out.
You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors (the system error light is off).

Clear System Error Light—Turns off the amber system error LED, located below the green power

LED on the director front bezel.

IPL—Initiates an IPL on the director. When the dialog box is displayed confirming the IPL, click

Yes.
For more information, see the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 service guide for the Director

2/64 and the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 service guide for the Director 2/140.

CAUTION:

An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should only be performed

when directed by your support personnel.

Set Director Date and Time—Displays the Configure Date and Time dialog box, as shown in

Figure 16

on page 58.

The dialog box is displayed with a check mark (the default) in the Periodic Date/Time

Synchronization check box. If this field is checked, the HAFM appliance periodically sets the

director time to automatically synchronize with the HAFM appliance time. Daylight savings time

automatically updates on the director using this option.

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