Santegrity Binding Features; Fabric Binding - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual

Optional Features
3. Click the check box in the Host Control Prohibited field to display a check
4. To activate changes and close the dialog box, click Activate.
5. If you are finished configuring the switch, you can back up the configuration

SANtegrity Binding Features

SANtegrity Binding includes a set of features that enhance security in SANs
(Storage Area Networks) that contain a large and mixed group of fabrics and
attached devices. Through these features you can allow or prohibit switch
attachment to fabrics and device attachment to switches. These features are
enabled by purchasing a feature key, then enabling the key through the Configure
Feature Key dialog box.
SANtegrity Binding features include:
Enterprise Fabric Mode—Although this is not a keyed feature, the SANtegrity
Fabric Binding and Switch Binding must be installed before you can use
Enterprise Fabric Mode function through the HAFM Fabrics menu.

Fabric Binding

This feature is managed through the Fabric Binding option, available through the
Fabrics menu in HAFM when the Fabrics tab is selected. Using Fabric Binding,
you can allow specific switches to attach to specific fabrics in the SAN. This
provides security from accidental fabric merges and potential fabric disruption
when fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge.
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mark and to prohibit the host management program from changing
configuration and connectivity parameters on the switch. In this case, the host
program has read-only access to configuration and connectivity parameters.
Click the check box when it contains a check mark removes the check mark
and allows a host program to change configuration and connectivity
parameters on the switch.
data.
Fabric Binding
Switch Binding
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