HP StorageWorks 2/140 director product manager user guide - Page 170
SANtegrity Features, Fabric Binding, Enable/Disable and Online State Functions
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Optional Features SANtegrity Features SANtegrity 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 features include: • Fabric Binding • Switch Binding 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. Enable/Disable and Online State Functions In order for Fabric Binding to function, specific operating parameters and optional features must be enabled. Also, there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the director or switch is offline or online. Be aware of the following: • Because switches are bound to a fabric by World Wide Name (WWN) and domain ID, the Insistent Domain ID option in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box is automatically enabled if Fabric Binding is enabled. You cannot disable Insistent Domain ID while Fabric Binding is active and the switch is online. • If Fabric Binding is enabled and the switch is online, you cannot disable Insistent Domain ID. • If Fabric Binding is enabled and the director or switch is offline, you can disable Insistent Domain ID, but this will disable Fabric Binding. 6-6 director product manager user guide