Installing Scalar Firewall Manager - ADIC Scalar 100 User Manual

It is important for the system administrator to know whether hosts are online or offline
when configuring SFM access settings.
A Host Registration Service is provided to simplify SFM configuration and it allows the
system administrator to monitor host status. It removes the burden of physically tracing
each connection to correlate the Fibre Channel HBA WWN with a specific host. If the
service is not installed, its absence does not impede SFM operation. However, the
information it provides to the system administrator is very valuable. It helps the system
administrator correctly identify each host HBA and also obtain host status information.
The registration service installs on most host platforms and it provides SFM with periodic
host status information including the host name, host type, host connection and the online
or offline status. Host information is sent over the host Fibre Channel connection to the
SNC.
The service registers the host with SFM automatically when the host system starts up and
its default setting re-registers the host at 15-minute intervals. The registration period is
also communicated. SFM checks to see whether the host has re-registered at the proper
interval. If a host does not re-register after two registration periods have elapsed, SFM
changes the status field in the database to offline. You can change the re-registration
period to any value between 1 and 255 minutes. See the readme file provided with the
Host Registration Service utility for further information about changing the registration
period.
Once installed, the service runs automatically and does not require further system
administrator interaction. From the ADIC Management Console, you can see the Fibre
Channel that the host is connected to and you can tell whether the host is online or offline.
The Host Registration Service utility is provided on the CD-ROM. For the Windows NT/
Windows 2000 platform, you install it from within the SAN Explorer installation program.
For Solaris, AIX and other platforms, see the readme file in the HOSTSW folder for
installation instructions. For software updates, visit "Service and Support" at
www.adic.com.

Installing Scalar Firewall Manager

SFM is a software module that is part of the SNC operational firmware. Check the readme
file on the CD-ROM to find out if the firmware and software that you have will support
SFM. For firmware and software updates, visit "Service and Support" at www.adic.com.
By default, Scalar Firewall Manager is not enabled. SFM is an optional feature that
requires a software license key to activate it. Your sales representative can arrange for
SFM to be configured so that the user enters a license key in order to manually enable the
feature, or SFM can be factory enabled.
Installing Scalar Firewall Manager
Note: You have to refresh the SNC from the ADIC Management Console to
see host status changes.
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