Setting The Director Online; Setting The Director Offline; Configuring Director Identification - HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Installation Manual

Installing and Configuring the Director

Setting the Director Online

When the director is set online, an attached device can log into the director if the
port is not blocked. Attached devices can communicate with each other if they are
configured in the same zone. Use these steps to set the director online:
1. Open HAFM. The View All - HAFM 8 page displays.
2. Double-click the appropriate director icon. The Hardware View page for the
3. Choose Maintenance > Set Online State. If the director is offline, the Set
4. Click Set Online. A Warning dialog box displays, indicating status is online.
5. Click OK. The Status table displays Online.

Setting the Director Offline

When the Director is set offline, all ports are set offline. The director transmits the
offline sequence (OLS) to attached devices, and the devices cannot log in to the
director. Use these steps to set the director offline:
1. Notify the customer that the director is going offline.
1. Open HAFM. The View All - HAFM 8 page displays.
2. Choose the appropriate director icon. The Hardware View page for the
3. Choose Maintenance > Set Online State. If the director is online, the Set
4. Click Set Offline. A Warning dialog box displays, indicating the director will
5. Click OK.

Configuring Director Identification

Perform this procedure to configure the director name, description, location, and
contact person for HAFM. The information displays in multiple dialog boxes
throughout the application. In addition, the Name, Location, and Contact
variables configured in the Configure Identification dialog box correspond
respectively to the SNMP variables sysName, sysLocation, and sysContact.
These variables are used by SNMP management workstations when obtaining
data from managed directors.
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selected director displays.
Online State dialog box displays, indicating the status is Offline.
selected director displays.
Online State dialog box displays, indicating the status is Online.
be set offline.
Director 2/140 Installation Guide