Setting Director Online State; Port Card Menu; Set Online State Dialog Box (Online) - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual

Setting Director Online State

Click to display the Set Online State dialog box. The dialog box displays the
current state (offline or online) and provides a button for changing the state.
1. Click Set Offline or Set Online to toggle between offline and online states.
Figure 20: Set Online State dialog box (Online)
2. When the Set Online or Set Offline warning dialog box displays, click OK to

Port Card Menu

Right-click a port card in the Hardware View to display the following menu
options.
Director Product Manager User Guide
Caution: Before setting the director offline, warn administrators and users
currently operating attached devices that the director is going offline and that
there will be a disruption of port operation. Also, request that the devices
affected by an interruption of data flow be set offline.
set the director online or offline.
As the director goes offline, the word, OFFLINE displays in the State field in
the left corner of the Hardware View. As the director goes online, the word,
ONLINE displays in the State field in the left corner of the Hardware View.
When going offline, LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay
green, but the director sends offline sequences (OLS) to these devices.
Open Port Card View—Choose this option to open the Port Card View.
You can also click the port card to open the Port Card View. Refer to
the Port Card View" on page 84 for detailed information.
FRU Properties—Choose this option to display the Properties dialog box
for the port card. This dialog box includes the FRU name, position (slot
number in backplane), state (active or failed), beaconing state (on or off), part
number, and serial number (refer to
Enable Beaconing—Choose this option to add a check mark to the check box
and to enable beaconing for the card. This causes the amber LED on the card
to flash to help you locate the card in the unit.
Monitoring and Managing the Director
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