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Managing HBAs
This chapter provide procedures for managing your HP StorageWorks HBAs (host bus adapters) using
Simple SAN Connection Manager, including:
• "Viewing HBA information,"
• "Updating an HBA BIOS image,"
• "Updating an HBA driver,"
• "Creating an alias for an HBA,"
• "Manually entering FDMI information,"
Viewing HBA information
Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each HBA within your SAN.
To view information about an HBA:
1.
In the Server-Storage View group of the navigation pane, click the HBA you want to view.
The content pane
Figure 42
FC HBA Information
The FC HBA Information includes the following read-only information:
• FC HBA Information:
• Model
• Serial #
• # Targets
• Port Name
• Firmware Version
• HBA Status
• Node Name
• BIOS Version
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(Figure
42) shows the FC HBA Information for that HBA.
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