Advanced Operations Menu; Hba & Switch Management Menu - HP 8/20q User Manual

Advanced Operations menu

Table 3 provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a reference to
more detailed information.
Table 3

Advanced Operations menu

Menu Item
Create & Manage Partition Initializes a new disk; creates, modifies, or
Refresh the Server List
Refresh the Storage
Subsystem List
Change Discovery Refresh
Interval
Edit Manual FDMI List
Manage Storage
Subsystem
Configuration Using
Application Templates
VCEM Configuration
Check for Updates
HBA & Switch Management menu
Table 4 provides a brief description of the items on the HBA & Switch Management menu and a reference
to more detailed information.
Table 4 HBA & Switch Management menu
:
Menu Item
Set Server Agent Password Changes the password for accessing the
Update HBA BIOS
Purpose
deletes partitions of initialized disks
Discovers new, removed, and changed
servers, and updates the current topology of
your SAN shown in the Physical Connection
and LUN Assignment maps based on those
discoveries
Discovers any status change in the
subsystem's drives, controllers, and logical
disks, and updates the current topology of
your SAN shown in the Physical Connection
and LUN Assignment maps
User-configured number specifying the
amount of time to wait before the
application automatically polls the system
for the most current information
Manually configures the HBA's host name
and OS type
Manages the controller(s) and individual
drives that comprise a selected subsystem
Configures a new storage subsystem using
a pre-defined application template or
custom deployment
Enables VCEM discovery of managed
c-Class Enclosures
Searches the HP website for updates to HBA
drivers, switch firmware, storage subsystem
firmware, and storage subsystem
application templates. If updates are found,
the Updated Components dialog box
prompts you to download the updates.
Purpose
selected server
Updates the selected HBA with a new BIOS
image file
HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide
See
"Creating and managing
partitions," page 101.
"Refreshing the server list,"
page 99.
"Refreshing the storage
subsystem list," page 121.
"Changing the discovery
refresh intervals," page 121
"Manually entering FDMI
information," page 76.
"Managing storage
subsystems," page 118.
"Configuring a storage
subsystem," page 123.
"Viewing VCEM
information," page 111
—
See
"Setting a server agent
password," page 100.
"Updating an HBA BIOS
image," page 72.
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