HP Surestore 64 FW 05.01.00 and SW 07.01.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availabil - Page 113
Intermix operation in Open Systems management style, Address Configuration
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Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies ■ Intermix operation in Open Systems management style - When the director or switch is set to Open Systems management style, a traditional Fibre Channel fabric consisting of multiple domains (fabric elements) is supported. Inband management through the OSMS is also supported. The key concern in this environment is to avoid disrupting installed FCP devices when connecting FICON devices to a director or switch, and modifying configurations to facilitate FICON communication. When operating in Open Systems management style, the HAFM application does not use logical port addressing or display the Address Configuration dialog box. Because the PDCM array is not supported, the host-based HCD describes FICON connectivity requirements. In addition, be aware that changes to the zoning configuration for FICON devices do not affect connectivity, but do affect distribution of RSCNs. ■ Intermix operation in FICON management style- When the director or switch is set to FICON management style, only a single domain (fabric element) is supported. Inband management through the FMS is also supported. Zoning can be layered on top of PDCM arrays to manage connectivity for attached FCP devices. However, conflicts between zones and PDCM arrays must be avoided. When operating in FICON management style, ports are set to F_Port operation, thus eliminating E_Port capability (and ISL and multiswitch fabric capability). ■ Inband management implications - When using inband director or switch management, either the FMS or OSMS feature is enabled (the servers are mutually exclusive). When the FMS feature is enabled, the director or switch is automatically set to FICON management style only. When the OSMS feature is enabled, the director or switch can be set to Open Systems or FICON management style. SAN High Availability Planning Guide 113