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edge switch 2/16 service manual 1–3
General InformationI
Switch Management
Out-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) management access to HP products is provided
through an Ethernet LAN connection to a switch front panel. The following
out-of-band management access methods are provided:
• Management through the HAFM application. The HAFM application includes the
edge switch 2/16 Product Manager application. This GUI resides on the HAFM
server and provides a single point of management for all directors and switches.
Operators at remote workstations can connect to the HAFM server through the
local HAFM application and associated Product Manager applications to manage
and monitor switches controlled by the HAFM server. A maximum of nine
concurrent users (including a local user) can log in to the HAFM application.
• Management using simple network management protocol (SNMP). An SNMP
agent is implemented through the HAFM application that allows administrators
on SNMP management workstations to access product management information
using any standard network management tool. Administrators can assign Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding community names for up to six SNMP
workstations functioning as SNMP trap message recipients.
• Management through the Internet using the EWS interface installed on the switch.
This interface supports configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operation of
the product, but does not offer all the capabilities of the corresponding Product
Manager application. Administrators launch the web server interface from a
remote PC by entering the product’s IP address as the Internet uniform resource
locator (URL), then entering a user name and password at a login screen. The PC
browser then becomes a management console.
• Management through a customer-supplied remote workstation communicating
with the HAFM server through a corporate intranet.
• Management through the command line interface (CLI). The CLI allows you to
access many HAFM and Product Manager applications while entering commands
during a telnet session with the switch. The primary purpose of the CLI is to
automate management of a large number of switches using scripts. The CLI is not
an interactive interface; no checking is done for pre-existing conditions and no
prompts display to guide users through tasks. Refer to the hp StorageWorks CLI
reference guide for director 2/64, edge switch 2/16, and edge switch 2/32
(A6534-96027/AA-RQ7AB-TE).
Figure 1–2 illustrates an example of out-of-band product management. In the figure,
the managed product is an edge switch 2/16.