Connect The Management Station Or Workstation To The Switch; Configure The Switch; Simple San Connection Manager Switch Configuration; Management Station And Workstation Cable Connections - HP StorageWorks 8/20q Installation And Reference Manual

Connect the management station or workstation to the switch

You can manage the switch using the Simple SAN Connection Manager, QuickTools, Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite, or the CLI. Simple SAN Connection Manager requires at least one FC connection and
an Ethernet connection to the switch. QuickTools and Enterprise Fabric Management Suite require an
Ethernet connection to the switch. The CLI can use an Ethernet connection or a serial connection.
• If this switch is part of the 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit installation:
a. Connect at least one FC cable from the management station to the switch, or to another switch in
the same fabric.
b. Use a 10/100 Base-T straight cable to connect the switch Ethernet port to the LAN that connects
your management station that will run Simple SAN Connection Manager (see Indirect Ethernet in
Figure
• If this switch is a standalone installation and you plan to use QuickTools, Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite, or the CLI, connect the switch Ethernet port to the workstation, in one of the
following ways:
• Indirect Ethernet connection from the workstation to the switch RJ-45 Ethernet connector through an
Ethernet switch or a hub. This requires a 10/100 Base-T straight cable
• Direct Ethernet connection from the workstation to the switch RJ-45 Ethernet connector. This requires
a 10/100 Base-T cross-over cable
• Serial port connection from the workstation to the switch RS-232 serial port connector. This requires
a null modem F/F DB9 cable
Indirect Ethernet
RJ-45 Connection
Figure 13

Management station and workstation cable connections

Configure the switch

You can configure the switch using Simple SAN Connection Manager, QuickTools, Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite, or the CLI.

Simple SAN Connection Manager switch configuration

For information about installing the Simple SAN Connection Manager application, see the HP
StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit quick start instructions. The Simple SAN Connection
Manager software will prompt you to set the switch IP address, administrator password, and default zoning
when you first start that application.
When the configuration is complete, proceed to
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13).
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Direct Ethernet
RJ-45 Connection
(Figure 13).
13). This connection supports the CLI only.
Serial RS-232
Connection
"Cable devices to the
(Figure 13).
switch" (page 39).