Edge Switch Features; Edge Switch Management - HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12 Installation Manual

The Edge Switch can be installed on a table or desktop or mounted in an equipment cabinet or in
any standard equipment rack.
Multiple switches communicate on a local area network (LAN) through one or more 10Base-T
Ethernet hubs.

Edge Switch features

The features of the Edge Switch 2/12 include:
• Scalability from 4 to 12 ports
• 100% dynamic non-blocking, cut-through switching with congestion queuing
• Online error detection, error isolation, and error recovery
• Redundant hot-pluggable components
• Small form factor, hot-pluggable optical transceivers
• Combination short-wave or long-wave laser transceivers
• Redundant power supplies and fan modules
• Online product repair for field replaceable units (FRUs)
• Periodic health check and enhanced system monitoring
• Nondisruptive firmware load and update

Edge Switch management

The Edge Switch 2/12 can be managed and controlled through the following user interfaces:
• The HAFM Basic interface. Using a browser-capable PC and a connection to a LAN to which the
Edge Switch is connected, the Edge Switch can be monitored and managed through the web
server interface embedded in the Edge Switch firmware. The interface provides a GUI similar to
the Element Manager application and supports Edge Switch configuration, statistics monitoring,
and basic operation.
• The command line interface (CLI). The CLI allows you to access many functions while entering
commands during a Telnet session with the Edge Switch. The primary purpose of the CLI is to
automate management of a large number of switches using scripts. The CLI is not an interactive
interface; no checking is done for pre-existing conditions and no prompts are displayed to guide
users through tasks. See the HP StorageWorks CLI reference guide for directors and edge
switches for detailed information.
12 Introduction to the Edge Switch 2/12