Configure Switch Management Style - HP storageworks 2/32 Installation Manual

Installing and Configuring the Edge Switch 2/32

Configure Switch Management Style

Note:
State from the Maintenance menu to display the Set Online State dialog box, then click
Set Offline. Be sure to set the switch back online after you change this value.
Perform this procedure to set the switch to Open Systems or FICON management
style. This setting only affects the management style used to manage the switch; it
does not affect port operation. OSI devices can communicate with each other if
the switch is set to FICON management style, and FICON devices can
communicate with each other if the switch is set to Open Systems management
style.
Note:
style is FICON. Open Systems management style cannot be enabled.
To configure the switch management style:
1. Ensure the switch is set offline. For instructions, see
2. Choose Configure > Management Style. The Configure Management
3. Choose the management style as follows:
4. Click Activate.
5. Set the switch online. For instructions, see
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To change this value, you must first set the switch offline. Choose Set Online
If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default management
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menu displays.
— Use Open Systems for all other (non-FICON) Fibre Channel
environments.
— If the FICON Management Server feature is enabled, the default style will
be FICON. The management style cannot be changed to Open Systems
with the FICON Management Server feature enabled. Typically, FICON
management style is used when attaching an IBM S/390 Parallel
Enterprise or IBM zSeries server to the switch and implementing inband
switch management through a Fibre Connection (FICON) channel.
page 52.
"Set the Switch
"Set the Switch Online" on
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