Managing Switches; About Transparent Routing; Viewing Switch Properties; Description Of The Switch Properties - HP StorageWorks 1000 - Modular Smart Array User Manual

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Managing switches

This chapter provides the following procedures for viewing and managing your HP StorageWorks 8/20q
Fibre Channel Switches using Simple SAN Connection Manager:
• "About transparent routing,"
• "Viewing switch properties,"
• "Viewing network properties,"
• "Viewing switch zoning information,"
• "Setting the switch default zoning,"
• "Setting the switch admin password,"
• "Setting the switch IP address,"
• "Updating switch firmware,"
• "Setting switch SNMP properties,"
• "Setting the switch symbolic name and domain ID,"
• "Setting DNS properties,"
• "Setting switch IP security,"

About transparent routing

The transparent routing feature provides inter-fabric routing to allow controlled and limited access between
devices on an HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric and devices on a remote fabric
consisting of switches made by other vendors. This type of inter-fabric connection uses the Fibre Channel
industry N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), and makes local and remote devices accessible to each other
while maintaining the local and remote fabrics as separate fabrics.
Transparent routing configuration consists of connecting the local fabric over one or more TR_Ports to the
remote fabric, and then creating Inter-Fabric Zones (IFZs) by which you map the local devices to the remote
devices. To complete the configuration and make it active, you must activate the same IFZs on both the
local fabric and the remote fabric.
Simple SAN Connection Manager displays, on the Physical Connection map (see page 43), the remote
fabric as a grayed-out switch, which represents one or more HP StorageWorks B-series switches and their
connected devices. However, Simple SAN Connection Manager cannot be used to manage the remote
fabric or to configure transparent routing. To configure transparent routing, use the HP StorageWorks
8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools web applet as described in the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre
Channel Switch QuickTools switch management user guide.

Viewing switch properties

Simple SAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to view properties related to switches
within your SAN.

Description of the switch properties

The Switch Properties
• Symbolic Name
• Model
• World-wide name
• Serial Number
• MAC Address
• Domain ID
• Firmware Version
• Operational State
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