Configuring The Ip And Fibre Channel Address; Displaying The Fabric Wide Device Count - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Manual

Configuring the IP and Fibre Channel Address

The switch is shipped with a default IP address of 10.77.77.77. To change the default IP
Address and configure the Fibre Channel IP address of the switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
ipAddrSet
An interactive session is opened and you are prompted for configuration values. Press the enter
key without entering a value to skip over a prompt and leave the parameter value as is.
3. At the Ethernet IP Address prompt, enter the new IP address for the ethernet port on the switch.
Press the enter key to continue.
4. At the Ethernet Subnetmask prompt, enter the address of the subnetmask, if applicable. Press
the enter key to continue.
5. At the Fibre Channel IP address prompt, enter the Fibre Channel IP address for the switch.
Press the enter key to continue.
6. At the Fibre Channel Subnetmask prompt, enter the address of the subnetmask, if applicable.
Press the enter key to continue.
7. At the Gateway Address prompt, enter the IP address of the gateway system if applicable.
Press the enter key to continue.
The configuration is then committed to the switch firmware.
8. You are then prompted whether to make the IP address changes active now or at the next
reboot. Enter y at the prompt to have the IP address changes take effect immediately.

Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Count

To verify that you have fabric wide connectivity when you install a new switch, display the fabric
wide device count from the newly installed switch.
To display the fabric wide device count from a switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
nsAllShow
This command displays all the connected devices in the fabric.
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