Maintenance Port; Switch Management; Embedded Web Server (Ews); High Availability-Fabric Manager And Element Manager - HP StorageWorks Installation Manual

Maintenance port

The rear panel provides a 9-pin DSUB maintenance port, as shown in
provides a connection for a local terminal or dial in connection for a remote terminal. Although the
port is typically used by authorized maintenance personnel, operations personnel can use the port
to configure switch network addresses.

Switch management

The switch is managed and controlled through a:
• Customer-supplied PC platform with an Internet connection to the Embedded Web Server (EWS)
interface on the switch. Using this graphical user interface (GUI), operators can quickly view
switch status. The interface also allows service personnel to perform configuration tasks, view
system alerts and related log information, and monitor switch status, port status, and
performance. FRU status and system alert information are highly visible.
• Optional High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) appliance with the Java
Edge Switch 2/24 HAFM Element Manager installed. The HAFM appliance provides a central
point of control for up to 48 edge switches or directors.
• Customer-supplied remote workstation communicating with the HAFM appliance through a
corporate intranet.

Embedded Web Server (EWS)

Administrators or operators with a browser-capable PC and a LAN to which the switch is connected
can monitor and manage the switch through the EWS interface. The EWS interface manages only a
single switch, and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that supports product configuration,
statistics monitoring, and basic operation. The EWS interface is opened from a standard web
browser running Netscape Navigator 4.6 or later or Microsoft
At the browser, enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the switch as the Internet uniform resource
locator (URL). When prompted at a login screen, enter a user name and password.
Refer to the HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server user guide for more information.

High Availability-Fabric Manager and Element Manager

As an option, the switch can be managed through an High Availability-Fabric Manager (HAFM)
appliance running the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager application. Multiple switches and the
HAFM appliance communicate on a local area network (LAN) through one or more 10/100 Base-T
Ethernet hubs. One or more 24-port Ethernet hubs are optional and can be ordered with the switch.
Up to three hubs are daisy-chained as required to provide additional Ethernet connections as more
switches (or other HP managed products) are installed on a customer network.
The HAFM appliance provides a central point of control for up to 48 LAN-connected directors or
edge switches.
The server is mounted in a slide-out drawer in the HP-supplied equipment rack. The HAFM
appliance or Ethernet access to the EWS interface is required to install, configure, and manage the
Edge Switch 2/24.
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