HP StorageWorks 2/140 director product manager user guide - Page 71

Director Properties, Enable Unit Beaconing, Clear System Error Light, IPL Director

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Monitoring and Managing the Director Director Properties Click to display the Director Properties dialog box. This dialog box contains the director name, description, location, director data speed, and contact person configured through the Configure Identification dialog box. Also included is other product information as detailed in "Displaying Director Information" on page 2-9. You can also display this dialog box when you click an area on the illustration away from a hardware component. Enable Unit Beaconing Click the check box to toggle unit beaconing on or off. When the check box has a check mark, unit beaconing is on, and the amber system error light on the director front bezel blinks to help users locate the actual unit in an equipment room. When you click the check box to remove the check mark, unit beaconing is disabled and the amber LED goes out. NOTE: You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors (the system error light is off). Clear System Error Light Choose this to turn off the amber system error LED, located below the green power LED on the director front bezel. IPL Director Choose this option to initiate an IPL on the director. When the dialog box displays confirming the IPL, click Yes. Refer to the hp StorageWorks director 2/64 service manual or hp StorageWorks director 2/140 service manual for details. NOTE: An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should be performed only when directed by your support personnel. Setting Director Date and Time Choose this option to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box. 1. Click to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box. The dialog box displays with a check mark (the default) in the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization check box. If this field is checked, the HAFM server periodically sets the director time to automatically synchronize with the HAFM server time. Daylight savings time automatically updates on the director using this option. director product manager user guide 2-11

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director product manager user guide
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Monitoring and Managing the Director
Director Properties
Click to display the
Director Properties
dialog box. This dialog box contains the
director name, description, location, director data speed, and contact person
configured through the
Configure Identification
dialog box. Also included is other
product information as detailed in “
Displaying Director Information
” on
page 2–9
.
You can also display this dialog box when you click an area on the illustration away
from a hardware component.
Enable Unit Beaconing
Click the check box to toggle unit beaconing on or off. When the check box has a
check mark, unit beaconing is on, and the amber system error light on the director
front bezel blinks to help users locate the actual unit in an equipment room. When you
click the check box to remove the check mark, unit beaconing is disabled and the
amber LED goes out.
NOTE:
You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors (the system error light is
off).
Clear System Error Light
Choose this to turn off the amber system error LED, located below the green power
LED on the director front bezel.
IPL Director
Choose this option to initiate an IPL on the director. When the dialog box displays
confirming the IPL, click
Yes
.
Refer to the
hp StorageWorks director 2/64 service manual
or
hp StorageWorks
director 2/140 service manual
for details.
NOTE:
An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should be performed only when
directed by your support personnel.
Setting Director Date and Time
Choose this option to display the
Configure Date and Time
dialog box.
1.
Click to display the
Configure Date and Time
dialog box.
The dialog box displays with a check mark (the default) in the
Periodic
Date/Time Synchronization
check box. If this field is checked, the HAFM server
periodically sets the director time to automatically synchronize with the HAFM
server time. Daylight savings time automatically updates on the director using this
option.