HP StorageWorks 2/140 embedded web server user guide - Page 33

Switch Priority, Default, Principal, Never Principal, Interop Mode, Homogenous Fabric, Open Fabric 1.0

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Configuring the Product NOTE: If the product is attached to a fabric element, the product and fabric element must be set to the same E_D_TOV value. If the values are not identical, the E_Port connection to the element fails and the product cannot communicate with the fabric. d. Choose from the Switch Priority drop-down list to set the product priority. Available selections are Default, Principal, and Never Principal. The default setting is Default. This value designates the fabric's principal switch. The principal switch is assigned a priority of 1 and controls the allocation and distribution of domain IDs for all fabric elements (including itself). Principal is the highest priority setting, Default is the next highest, and Never Principal is the lowest priority setting. The setting Never Principal means the switch is incapable of becoming a principal switch. If all switches are set to Principal or Default, the switch with the highest priority and the lowest World Wide Name (WWN) becomes the principal switch. At least one switch in a fabric must be set as Principal or Default. If all switches are set to Never Principal, all interswitch links (ISLs) will segment, causing a failure of connectivity. e. Choose from the Interop Mode drop-down list to set the product operating mode. This option does not display if the Operation mode is S/390. (S/390 mode is not supported with the Edge Switch 2/24.) This setting only affects the mode used to manage the product; it does not affect port operation. Available selections are: - Homogenous Fabric - Choose this option if the product is fabric-attached only to other HP Directors or Switches operating in Homogenous Fabric mode. - Open Fabric 1.0 - Choose this option for managing heterogeneous fabrics and if the product is fabric-attached to HP Directors or Switches and open-fabric compliant switches produced by other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). 4. Click Activate to save and activate the changes. The message, Your changes to the fabric parameters configuration have been successfully activated displays. 5. Set the product online as follows: a. Choose Operations from the navigation panel. The Operations page opens. embedded web server user guide 2-11

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embedded web server user guide
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Configuring the Product
NOTE:
If the product is attached to a fabric element, the product and fabric element must be set
to the same E_D_TOV value. If the values are not identical, the E_Port connection to the
element fails and the product cannot communicate with the fabric.
d.
Choose from the
Switch Priority
drop-down list to set the product priority.
Available selections are
Default
,
Principal
, and
Never Principal
. The default
setting is
Default
.
This value designates the fabric’s principal switch. The principal switch is
assigned a priority of
1
and controls the allocation and distribution of domain
IDs for all fabric elements (including itself).
Principal
is the highest priority setting,
Default
is the next highest, and
Never Principal
is the lowest priority setting. The setting
Never Principal
means the switch is incapable of becoming a principal switch. If all switches
are set to
Principal
or
Default
, the switch with the highest priority and the
lowest World Wide Name (WWN) becomes the principal switch.
At least one switch in a fabric must be set as
Principal
or
Default
. If all
switches are set to
Never Principal
, all interswitch links (ISLs) will segment,
causing a failure of connectivity.
e.
Choose from the
Interop Mode
drop-down list to set the product operating
mode. This option does not display if the Operation mode is S/390. (S/390
mode is not supported with the Edge Switch 2/24.) This setting only affects
the mode used to manage the product; it does not affect port operation.
Available selections are:
Homogenous Fabric
— Choose this option if the product is
fabric-attached only to other HP Directors or Switches operating in
Homogenous Fabric mode.
Open Fabric 1.0
— Choose this option for managing heterogeneous
fabrics and if the product is fabric-attached to HP Directors or Switches
and open-fabric compliant switches produced by other original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs).
4.
Click
Activate
to save and activate the changes. The message,
Your changes
to the fabric parameters configuration have been
successfully activated
displays.
5.
Set the product online as follows:
a.
Choose
Operations
from the navigation panel. The
Operations
page opens.