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About this guide This guide provides information to help you transition from earlier versions of HP StorageWorks High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) to HAFM 8.8. Intended audience This book is intended for use by system administrators and service technicians who are experienced with the following: • Fibre Channel technology • StorageWorks Fibre Channel switches Related documentation For a list of corresponding documentation included with this product, see the "Related documents" section of the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager release notes. For the latest information, documentation, and firmware releases, please visit the HP StorageWorks web site: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org. These and other HP documents can be found on the HP document web site: http://www.docs.hp.com. HA-Fabric Manager transition guide 5

Section	Page
Contents	3
Intended audience	5
Related documentation	5
Document conventions and symbols	6
Table 1 Document conventions	6
Rack stability	7
HP technical support	7
HP-authorized reseller	7
Helpful web sites	8
Upgrading to HAFM 8.8	9
HAFM platform	9
Figure 1 1U-high rack-mount HAFM appliance	9
Remote client system requirements	10
Table 2 Windows® system requirements for remote clients	10
Table 3 Solaris system requirements for remote clients	10
Table 4 Linux® system requirements for remote clients	10
Table 5 HP-UX system requirements for remote clients	11
Table 6 AIX system requirements for remote clients	11
Upgrade considerations	11
Upgrade and migration procedures	12
Upgrading an existing HAFM appliance from HAFM 7.x to 8.8	12
Before upgrading	13
Upgrading to HAFM 8.8	13
Migrating data to HAFM 8.8	14
Figure 2 HAFM 8.8 Login dialog box	15
Upgrading an existing HAFM appliance from HAFM 8.x to 8.8	16
Before upgrading	16
Upgrading to HAFM 8.8	16
Migrating data to HAFM 8.8	17
Data migration from HAFM 7.x to 8.x	18
Data migrated	18
User information	18
E-mail event configuration	18
FAF libraries	18
Firmware library	18
Logs	19
Nicknames	19
Sessions configuration	19
SNMP configuration	19
Switch identification	19
Threshold alert configurations	19
Zoning configurations	19
Data not migrated	19
Post-upgrade configuration tasks	20
General HAFM configuration	20
Upgrading remote clients	20
Reverting to HAFM 8.x	21
Removing the HAFM application	21
Removing HAFM services	21
Product license and feature keys	21
License keys	22
Obtaining a license key	22
Activating optional software modules	22
Feature keys	22
Enabling a feature key	23
Comparing HAFM 7.x and 8.x features	25
Finding HAFM 7.x functions in HAFM 8.x	25
Table 7 HAFM 7.x and 8.x function locations	25
Configuring HAFM through a firewall	31
Polling client function	31
Faster logins	31
Forcing a client to be a polling client	31
Forcing all clients to be polling clients	32
Configuring TCP port numbers to allow firewall access	33
HAFM function with RMI at TCP port level	33
Figure 3 HAFM appliance and client communications	33
Forcing the RMI registry to use a TCP port	34
HAFM_sc.bat file	34
HAFM_c.bat file	35
Forcing the server and client to export a port number	35
HAFM_sc.bat file	36
HAFM_c.bat file	37
Index	39
A	39
C	39
D	39
F	39
H	39
L	39
N	39
O	39
P	39
R	39
S	39
T	39
U	39