Setting The Edge Switch Offline And Online; Configuring Edge Switch Ports - HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12 Installation Manual

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• Interswitch links—Includes preferred path and interswitch link (ISL) port fencing.

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HAFM Basic interface—Hardware view

Setting the Edge Switch offline and online

To configure some Edge Switch settings, you must set the Edge Switch offline. Once you have

configured the settings, you need to set the Edge Switch back online again.

To set the Edge Switch offline:

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Select Configure > Switch Offline.

The following message is displayed:

Your operations changes have been successfully activated

To set the Edge Switch online:

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Select Configure > Switch Online.

The following message is displayed:

Your operations changes have been successfully activated

To configure ports, there are three dialog boxes:

• Basic Information—Enables you to configure basic aspects of a port, such as the ports name,

the blocked status, the Fabric Address Notification (FAN) status, the port type, and the port

speed.

• Rx BB Credit—Enables you to configure receive BB_Credits for a port.

• NPIV—Enables you to configure and enable N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) functionality for

a port. Perform the procedure in this section to configure names and operating characteristics

for the Edge Switch ports.

To configure the basic port information:

Select Configure > Ports > Basic Information.

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