Features And Parameters Enabled; Fabric Binding; Switch Binding; Rerouting Delay - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual

Features and Parameters Enabled

Fabric Binding

This is a SANtegrity Binding feature enabled through the Fabrics menu in HAFM
that allows or prohibits switches and directors from merging with a selected
fabric. Refer to
details on enabling/disabling Fabric Binding with Enterprise Fabric Mode
enabled.

Switch Binding

This is a SANtegrity Binding feature enabled through the Configure menu in the
Product Manager that allows or prohibits switches and/or directors from
connecting to switch E_Ports, devices from connecting to F_Ports. Refer to
"Enable/Disable and Online State
enabling/disabling Switch Binding with Enterprise Fabric Mode enabled.

Rerouting Delay

Rerouting delay is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box,
available from Configure menu in the Product Manager application.
Rerouting Delay ensures that frames are delivered through the fabric in order to
their destination. If there is a change to the fabric topology that creates a new path
(for example, a new switch is added to the fabric), frames may be routed over this
new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count.
This may result in frames being delivered to a destination out of order since
frames sent over the new, shorter path may arrive ahead of older frames still in
route over the older path. If Rerouting Delay is enabled, traffic ceases in the fabric
for the time specified in the E_D_TOV field of the Configure Fabric Parameters
dialog box (Configure menu). This delay enables frames sent on the old path to
exit to their destination before new frames begin traversing the new path.
If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, this option is automatically enabled and
cannot be disabled unless the director or switch is offline. In this case, disabling
Rerouting Delay also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode.

Domain RSCNs

This is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box, available
from Configure menu in the Product Manager application. Domain register for
state change notifications (domain RSCNs) are sent between end devices in a
fabric to provide additional connection information to host bus adapters and
Director Product Manager User Guide
"Enable/Disable and Online State
Functions" on page 195 for details on
Optional Features
Functions" on page 191 for
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