Connecting The Director To A Fabric - HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Installation Manual

Installing and Configuring the Director

Connecting the Director to a Fabric

To attach the director to a multi-switch fabric, connect the director to an E_Port of
another director or switch. The E_Port to E_Port connection is referred to as an
ISL.
Use these steps to fabric-attach the director and create an ISL:
1. Verify that the director is defined via HAFM. See
2. Verify that the preferred domain ID for the director is unique and does not
3. Verify that the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values for the director are identical
4. Route a multi-mode or single-mode fiber-optic cable (depending on the ISL
5. At the HAFM application physical map, right-click the director product icon,
6. If required, click the Hardware tab. The Hardware View displays.
7. Double-click the graphical port connector used for the fabric ISL. The Port
Figure 42: Port Properties dialog box
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Manage the Director" on page 61.
conflict with the ID of another director or switch participating in the fabric. To
change the domain ID, see
to the values for all directors and edge switches participating in the fabric.
distance between directors) between customer-specified E_Ports of both
directors.
then choose Element Manager from the pop-up menu.
Properties dialog box displays, as shown in
"Configuring Fabric
Figure
"Enabling HAFM to
Parameters" on page 74.
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