High Availability-Fabric Manager And Product Manager Applications; Switch, Hafm Server, And Ethernet Hub - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Manual

Introduction

High Availability-Fabric Manager and Product Manager Applications

As an option, the switch can be managed through an High Availability-Fabric
Manager (HAFM) server running the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager
application. Multiple switches and the HAFM server communicate on a local area
network (LAN) through one or more 10/100 Base-T Ethernet hubs. One or more
24-port Ethernet hubs are optional and can be ordered with the switch. Up to three
hubs are daisy-chained as required to provide additional Ethernet connections as
more switches (or other HP managed products) are installed on a customer
network.
Figure 4
Figure 4: Switch, HAFM server, and Ethernet hub
The HAFM server provides a central point of control for up to 48 LAN-connected
Directors or Edge Switches.
The server is mounted in a slide-out drawer in the HP-supplied equipment rack.
The HAFM server or Ethernet access to the embedded web server (EWS)
interface is required to install, configure, and manage the Edge Switch 2/24.
Although a configured switch operates normally without HAFM server
intervention, an attached server should operate at all times to monitor switch
operation, log events and configuration changes, and report failures.
The HAFM server provides an auto-detecting 10/100 Mbps LAN connection to
the customer's public intranet to allow access from remote user workstations.
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illustrates the switch, HAFM server, and Ethernet hub.
HPJ3294A
Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Guide