V4.0.0; Updating The Core Switch Pid Format Online - HP StorageWorks 2/32 - SAN Switch Installation Manual

How to Check the Current Core PID Setting for Switches Running
Firmware Lower than V4.0.0
To view a switch's current Core Switch PID format, connect directly to a switch in
your SAN and complete the following steps via a telnet session or the Serial cable
supplied.
1. Type configShow and press Enter.
2. About 15 lines down (press Enter to display more information on the page),
Note:
this particular switch, and the switch will not use the Core Switch PID format addressing.
If necessary, proceed to the next section for detailed procedures on changing the
Core Switch PID format to 1.

Updating the Core Switch PID Format Online

In order for the switches already running in the SAN to interoperate properly with
the SAN Switch 2/32, all of them must use a Core Switch PID format setting of 1.
If the Core Switch PID format assigned to switches already running in the SAN is
0, then you must use these steps to update the value to 1.
Note:
environments, with multi-pathing software. If dual-fabrics are not in place, there are a
number of routine maintenance scenarios which require scheduled downtime, the core
PID migration process being only one example. High-uptime environments should
always use a redundant fabric SAN architecture.
Complete these steps to update the Core Switch PID format while the SAN is
running online.
1. Back up all data. Verify backups.
2. If the multi-pathing software cannot automatically switch over between
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locate the following line:
fabric.ops.mode.pidFormat: 0
The [0] value shown above indicates the Core Switch PID parameter is not set on
The online update process is only intended for use in uptime-critical dual-fabric
fabrics seamlessly enough for the users of the SAN, use the software's
administrative tools to manually disassociate, or mark offline all storage
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