Santegrity Features; Fabric Binding; Enable/Disable And Online State Functions - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Also from the Event Management tab, you can manage the Event Management rules. Select a rule
and then click the appropriate button to:
• Activate the selected rule
• Deactivate the selected rule
• Edit the selected rule
• Copy the selected rule
• Delete the selected rule

SANtegrity features

SANtegrity includes a set of features that enhance security in Storage Area Networks (SANs) that
contain a large and mixed group of fabrics and attached devices. Through these features you can
allow or prohibit switch attachment to fabrics and device attachment to switches. These features are
enabled by purchasing a feature key, then enabling the key through the Configure Feature Key
dialog box.
SANtegrity Binding features include:
•

Fabric Binding

• Switch Binding
Although Enterprise Fabric Mode is not a keyed feature, the SANtegrity Fabric Binding and Switch
Binding must be installed before you can use the Enterprise Fabric Mode function through the HAFM
Fabrics menu.
Fabric Binding
This feature is managed through the Fabric Binding option, available through the Fabrics menu in
HAFM when the Fabrics tab is selected. Using Fabric Binding, you can allow specific switches to
attach to specific fabrics in the SAN. This provides security from accidental fabric merges and
potential fabric disruption when fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge.

Enable/disable and online state functions

In order for Fabric Binding to function, specific operating parameters and optional features must be
enabled. Also, there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the
director or switch is offline or online. Be aware of the following:
• Because switches are bound to a fabric by WWN and domain ID, the Insistent Domain ID
option in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box is automatically enabled if Fabric Binding
is enabled.
• If Fabric Binding is enabled and the switch is online, you cannot disable Insistent Domain ID.
• If Fabric Binding is enabled and the director or switch is offline, you can disable Insistent
Domain ID, but this disables Fabric Binding.
• You cannot disable Fabric Binding or Switch Binding if Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled.
However, if Enterprise Fabric Mode is disabled, you can disable Fabric Binding, Switch Binding,
or both.
128 Optional HAFM features