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Symbolic name, Switch administrative states, Broadcast support, In-band management
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specify in the Logging Host IP Address field. Log entries are saved in the internal switch log whether this feature is enabled or not. To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file (located on the remote host) and then restart the syslog daemon. Consult your operating system documentation for information on how to configure Remote Logging. The syslog.conf file on the remote host must contain an entry that specifies the name of the log file in which to save error messages. Add the following line to the syslog.conf file. A separates the selector field (local0.info) and action field which contains the log file path name in the format /var/adm/messages/messages.name: local0.info /var/adm/messages.name Symbolic name The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch. The symbolic name is used in the displays and data windows to help identify switches. The following characters may not be used in the symbolic name: pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,). Switch administrative states The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets. QuickTools always makes changes to the configured administrative state. The configured administrative state is displayed in the Switch Properties dialog box. The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the switch for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch command. See the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line interface guide for information about the command line interface. The switch administrative state values are: • Online-The switch is available. • Offline-The switch is unavailable. • Diagnostics-The switch is in diagnostics mode, is unavailable, and tests can be run on all ports of the switch. Broadcast support Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0. Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadcast frames. Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning tree and all online N_Ports and NL_Ports. Broadcast zoning is supported with zones. The default setting is Enabled. In-band management In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using QuickTools, SNMP, management server, or the application programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet or serial connection. Fabric device management interface Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) provides a means to gather and display device information from the fabric and allows FDMI-capable devices to register certain information with the fabric, when FDMI is Enabled. QuickTools will report any and all FDMI information reported by the entry switch, if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch. To view FDMI data, FDMI must be enabled on the entry switch and on all other switches in the fabric which are to report FDMI data. FDMI is comprised of the fabric-to-device interface and the application-to-fabric interface. The fabric-to-device interface enables a device's management information to be registered. The application-to-fabric interface provides the framework by which an application obtains device information 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools switch management user guide 61