Remote User Workstations - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch Planning Manual

HP EFC Server Connectivity
The HP EFC Server provides an auto-detecting 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface that
connects to a hub. Each director CTP card also provides an auto-detecting 10/100 Base-T
Ethernet interface that connects to a hub. A 12-port hub can be ordered from HP and
installed at the top front of the equipment rack.
Although the director allows for two Ethernet connections to a hub, only one connection is
active at a time. The interface on the backup CTP card remains passive until a failure on
the active CTP card occurs, at which point the redundant CTP card becomes active using
the same media access control (MAC) address as the original interface.
If an optional private intranet is to be used for LAN connections, an optional Ethernet
adapter card (not supplied by HP) can be installed in the personal computer memory card
international association (PCMCIA) slot to provide a connection to a private LAN segment
for dedicated director communication.
The HP EFC Server uses a modem connection for service and support of managed
products. The modem provides a dial-in capability that allows authorized service personnel
to communicate with the HP EFC Server and operate the HP EFC Manager and Product
Manager applications remotely.
The modem is also used to automatically dial out to an authorized support center (to report
the occurrence of significant system events) using a call-home feature. The call-home
feature is enabled in the Product Manager application and configured through the dial-up
networking feature of Windows 2000.

Remote User Workstations

Customer system administrators determine whether to allow access to directors from
remote workstations. If administrators allow remote sessions, they may restrict access to
selected workstations by configuring the IP addresses of those workstations through the
HP EFC Manager application. When a remote session is allowed, the remote user has the
same rights and permissions as if the session were on the local HP EFC Server. Up to nine
HP EFC Manager sessions can be simultaneously active (one local and eight remote).
62 HP EFC Server, LAN, and Remote Access Support