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HP StorageWorksDirector Element Manager user guideFW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00Part number: AA–RTDUD–TEFourth edition: March 2005

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Configuring the director100• Type—Select each port’s type (G_Port, E_Port, or F_Port) in this column from the drop-down list.NOTE: If director firmwar

Director Element Manager user guide 101Warnings and error messagesIf you click Activate when any node attached to a port does not match the WWN or nic

Configuring the director102NOTE: Your director model, firmware, and port cards may not allow 2 Gb/s data speeds.• Port Binding• Bind All WWNs—Places a

Director Element Manager user guide 103Configuring ports (Open Systems management style)To configure ports in Open Systems management style, use the f

Configuring the director104a. Right-click in the RX-BB Credit column to display the RX BB Credits dialog box as shown in Figure 35:Figure 35 RX BB Cre

Director Element Manager user guide 105Configuring ports (FICON management style)To configure ports in FICON management style, use the following steps

Configuring the director106Set the values as follows:• For switches without buffer pools, use Set all to set all ports to a single value or Set all to

Director Element Manager user guide 107NOTE: Note that your director model and firmware may not allow 2 Gb/s data speeds.8. Click the Bound WWN field

Configuring the director108Configuring port addresses (FICON management style)This procedure applies only to a director that is using FICON Management

Director Element Manager user guide 109• Block all ports—Blocks communication between all ports. Ports that are blocked continuously transmit offline

Director Element Manager user guide 11About this guideThis guide provides information to use when planning to acquire and install one or more of the f

Configuring the director1103. Click the squares to either prohibit or allow connections. In Figure 40 on page 109, port address 07 is prohibited from

Director Element Manager user guide 111•Click Copy to copy a stored configuration. When the Copy Address Configuration dialog box displays, provide a

Configuring the director112To configure the SNMP agent:1. At the Hardware view page, click Configure > SNMP Agent. The Configure SNMP dialog box di

Director Element Manager user guide 113Configuring open systems management serverFor complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, see ”Co

Configuring the director1142. Click New to add a new feature key. The New Feature Key dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 44.Figure 44 New Feature

Director Element Manager user guide 1155. When you are finished configuring the director, you can back up the configuration data. For more information

Configuring the director1161. Click the Configure > Date/Time. The Configure Date and Time dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 47.Figure 47 Con

Director Element Manager user guide 1172. Select one of the following two options:•Click Activate to enable synchronization and close the Configure Da

Configuring the director118Creating new alerts1. In the Hardware view, click Configure > Threshold Alerts. The Configure Threshold Alert(s) dialog

Director Element Manager user guide 119• Tx Throughput—An alert will occur if the threshold set for transmit throughput is reached.• Rx or Tx Throughp

12Document conventions and symbolsWARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.CAUTION: Indicates that fa

Configuring the director1209. Click Next. A new screen displays for choosing ports for the alerts, as shown in Figure 51.Figure 51 New Threshold Alert

Director Element Manager user guide 12113.At this point, the alert is not active. To activate the alert, select the alert information that displays in

Configuring the director122Activating or deactivating alertsUse the following steps to activate or deactivate existing threshold alerts. In the active

Director Element Manager user guide 123To export a configuration report:1. Click Configure > Export Configuration Report. The Export Configuration

Configuring the director124Enabling Alternate Control ProhibitedYou can display Alternate Control Prohibited (ACP) in the Configure menu by selecting

Director Element Manager user guide 1254 Using logsThis chapter describes the StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 logs. Access these logs fr

Using logs1261. Click Export on the log window to display the Save dialog box. This dialog box contains the controls shown in Figure 55.Figure 55 Save

Director Element Manager user guide 127Audit logThe Audit Log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the director from any source

Using logs128• Identifier—Identifies the user making the change according to the source: • Maintenance Port—No entry displays.• HAFM application—Inclu

Director Element Manager user guide 129Each log entry includes the following:• Date/Time—The date and time of the event on the director• Event—Events

Director Element Manager user guide 13TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.Rack stabilityWARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage

Using logs130• FRU Position—An acronym representing the FRU type, followed by a number representing the FRU chassis position. FRU acronyms are:• CTP—C

Director Element Manager user guide 131Each log entry includes the following:• Date/Time—Date and time of the insertion or removal of the FRU• FRU—The

Using logs132Link Incident logThe Link Incident Log displays the 1,000 most recent link incidents with the date the incident occurred, the time it occ

Director Element Manager user guide 133Threshold Alert logThis log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time that t

Using logs134Security logThe Security log includes information about security events, as shown in Figure 61.Figure 61 Security logMThe Security log di

Director Element Manager user guide 135Embedded Port log (Advanced log)This logprovides a detailed history log of all traffic passing through the embe

Using logs136• Frame Header—The Fibre Channel Frame Header string. This header is not interpreted by the Element Manager. The table cell contents can

Director Element Manager user guide 137• Only Port—When this option is unchecked, which is the default, frames from all ports are logged. F frames dep

Using logs138

Director Element Manager user guide 1395 Using maintenance featuresThis chapter describes how to use the options that display under the Maintenance me

14Helpful web sitesFor third-party product information, see the following HP web sites:• http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/storage • http://www

Using maintenance features140Port diagnosticsThe Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port or all po

Director Element Manager user guide 1415. If you want to unblock the port, select Unblock after swap option.6. Click Next to continue.7. Follow the on

Using maintenance features1421. Select IPL from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The IPL Confirmation dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 66.Fig

Director Element Manager user guide 143To set the director online or offline (depending on current state), right-click the director in the Hardware Vi

Using maintenance features144To enable e-mail notification, use the following steps:1. Select Maintenance > Enable E-Mail Notification from the men

Director Element Manager user guide 145Backup procedureUse the following procedure to backup your product configuration:1. Select Backup and Restore C

Using maintenance features146Reset configurationThis feature is used to reset all configuration data for the director to factory default values. You m

Director Element Manager user guide 147Factory-default values may vary, depending on the firmware release installed in your director. For a list of va

Using maintenance features148SNMP SNMP Communities “public”—5 NULL stringsSNMP Write AuthorizationsRead only per communityTrap Recipient IP Addressees

Director Element Manager user guide 1496 Optional featuresThis chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optional

Director Element Manager user guide 151OverviewThis chapter provides an introduction to the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 Element M

Optional features150Preferred PathThe Preferred Path feature enables you to influence the route of data traffic when traversing more than one Switch i

Director Element Manager user guide 1511. Select Configure > Preferred Path. The Configure Preferred Paths dialog box appears as shown in Figure 68

Optional features1522. Click Add to configure a new preferred path. The Add Preferred Path dialog box appears as shown in Figure 69.Figure 69 Add Pref

Director Element Manager user guide 153Specifying preferred path exampleFigure 70 shows a portion of a more complex SAN. In this example, we will do t

Optional features154The primary choice for data movement will be from the Source Device in port 14 and out port 45 on Switch 1, in port 11 and out por

Director Element Manager user guide 155The following rules apply when configuring preferred paths:• The switch’s domain ID must be set to insistent.•

Optional features156FICON management serverThe FICON Management Server is a keyed feature that allows host control and inband management of the direct

Director Element Manager user guide 157•If Active=Saved is enabled (check mark), the IPL and the active address configuration are maintained as identi

Optional features1583. Select the Parameters option to open the Configure FICON Management Server Parameters dialog box, as shown in Figure 72.Figure

Director Element Manager user guide 159Configuring the open systems management serverUse these procedures to configure the Open Systems inband managem

Overview16• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).An SNMP agent is implemented through the Element Manager. It allows administrators on SNMP manag

Optional features160Online state functionsIn order for Fabric Binding to function, specific operating parameters and optional features must be enabled

Director Element Manager user guide 161After enabling Switch Binding, you prohibit devices and/or switches from connecting with director or switch por

Optional features162Editing the switch membership list1. Select Configure > Switch Binding > Edit Membership List from the Element Manager windo

Director Element Manager user guide 1635. WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List (and thereby allowed connection) when Switch Binding is eith

Optional features164device cannot log in to the director or switch port and cannot connect to other devices in the zone with Switch Binding enabled.En

Director Element Manager user guide 165been broken because of a physical event, such as a fiber optic cable being disconnected from a port. If Enterpr

Optional features166is to make the most efficient possible use of redundant ISLs between neighboring switches, even if these ISLs have different bandw

Director Element Manager user guide 167NOTE: Using default settings for port congestion thresholds should work well in most cases. Normally, you will

Optional features168This is the percentage of time that the transmitting link has no BB_Credit. This value is also used when determining routes for a

Director Element Manager user guide 169Open Trunking LogThe Open Trunking Log, as shown in Figure 76 provides details on flow rerouting that is occurr

Director Element Manager user guide 17You can install the HAFM and Element Manager clients on remote computer systems, as shown in Figure 1 on page 17

Optional features170

Director Element Manager user guide 171A Information and error messagesThis appendix lists information and error messages that display in pop-up messa

Information and error messages172HAFM Application messagesTable 9 lists HAFM application information and error messages in alphabetical order.Table 9H

Director Element Manager user guide 173Cannot add a switch to a zone. The device that you are attempting to add to the zone is a switch, which cannot

Information and error messages174Cannot display route. No active zone enabled.You cannot show the route through a fabric with no active zone.Enable th

Director Element Manager user guide 175Cannot show zoning library. No fabric exists.You cannot show the zoning library if no fabric exists. You must h

Information and error messages176Duplicate zone member in zone configuration.More than one instance of a zone member is defined in a zone.Delete one o

Director Element Manager user guide 177Field cannot be blank. The data field requires an entry and cannot be left blank.Enter appropriate information

Information and error messages178Invalid request. Three conditions result in this message:• You tried to add or modify a product from Product View and

Director Element Manager user guide 179No attached nodes selected. An operation was attempted without an attached node selected.Select an attached nod

Overview18• Configure port address configurations (FICON management style only).• Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names.• Configure the F

Information and error messages180Remote session support has been disabled.The connection between the specified remote workstation and the HAFM applian

Director Element Manager user guide 181The director must be offline to change the Management Style.You attempted to change management style with firmw

Information and error messages182The maximum number of remote network addresses has already been configured.A maximum number of eight IP addresses for

Director Element Manager user guide 183This World Wide Name was not accepted. The World Wide Name and Domain ID must be unique in the Fabric Membershi

Information and error messages184Zones must be defined before creating a zone set.You cannot create a zone set without any zones defined for HAFM.Defi

Director Element Manager user guide 185Element Manager messagesTable 10 lists Element Manager information and error messages in alphabetical orderTabl

Information and error messages186Are you sure you want to send firmware version?This message requests confirmation to send a firmware version from the

Director Element Manager user guide 187Cannot enable Open Trunking while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is offline.Enterprise Fabric

Information and error messages188Cannot perform this operation while the director is offline.This operation cannot take place while the director or sw

Director Element Manager user guide 189Cannot run diagnostics on a port that is not installed.Port diagnostics cannot be performed on a port card that

Director Element Manager user guide 19NOTE: You may perform configuration for some features through both the HAFM and the Element Manager. You must al

Information and error messages190Cannot set director state. The director state cannot be set because the link is down or busy.Retry the operation late

Director Element Manager user guide 191Could not export log to file. A log file I/O error occurred and the file could not be saved to the specified de

Information and error messages192Director clock alert mode must be cleared before enabling period synchronization.Clock alert mode is enabled through

Director Element Manager user guide 193Enterprise Fabric Mode will be disabled if any of the following parameters are disabled: Insistent Domain ID, R

Information and error messages194File transfer is in progress. A firmware file is being transferred from the HAFM appliance hard drive, or a data coll

Director Element Manager user guide 195Invalid feature key. The feature key was not recognized. Re-enter the feature key. Ensure that you type each ch

Information and error messages196Invalid value for Low BB Credit threshold (1-99) %.Low BB Credit Threshold field in Configure Open Trunking dialog bo

Director Element Manager user guide 197Invalid value for threshold (1-99)%. Value entered for each port in the Configure Open Trunking dialog box must

Information and error messages198Nonredundant director must be offline to install firmware.For directors, if the director has only one CTP card, the d

Director Element Manager user guide 199Port speeds cannot be configured at a higher rate than the director speed.This appears when you configure a por

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Overview20Using the Element ManagerThis section provides a general overview of the Element Manager and its functions. For details on performing specif

Information and error messages200Stop diagnostics failed. The test was not running.This action failed because the test was not running.Informational m

Director Element Manager user guide 201The following parameters cannot be disabled while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active: Insistent Domain ID, Rerout

Information and error messages202The switch must be offline to configure.A configuration changed was attempted for a configuration requiring offline c

Director Element Manager user guide 203Index10-100 km configuration, port properties dialog box 66Aacronyms, FRU 130active addresses 27active zone

204circle, greenmeaning of 43port 63class 2 statistics table 81class 3 statistics 81class of service, node properties dialog box 78clear system e

Director Element Manager user guide 205control unit port (CUP) name 109conventionsdocument 12text symbols 12cooling fan module, failure indicator

206diamond, redmeaning of 43port 64directoraddressing, default values 147audit log 127date and time, configuring 115element managermessages 185f

Director Element Manager user guide 207port list view 37, 72menu 38port menu 35product 24status bar 42view panel 33window layout and function

208FICON management server 24, 91node properties 78port addresses, configuring 108port addressing 108port connection array 108port list view, ad

Director Element Manager user guide 209Iidentificationconfiguring for the director 90default values 147illustrations 20IML, CTP card 141inactive s

Director Element Manager user guide 21The Element Manager window displays, showing the Hardware view for the selected director. (See Figure 3 on page

210loopback tests 68, 69, 140loss of signal 132loss of synchronization 132MMAC address, default 147maintenance data, collecting 140maintenance

Director Element Manager user guide 211NOShardware log 132port state 86not installed, port state 87not operational, port state 86not-operational (

212port diagnostics dialog box 30displaying 69displaying from port card menu 61, 68displaying from port menu 69port failure, port state 87port l

Director Element Manager user guide 213primitive sequenceerrors 82hardware log 132principal switch, determining 96problems, event log 128product m

214stored address configurations, managing 110stored addresses 27subnet mask, default value 147Subscriber’s choice, HP 13support center server 14

Director Element Manager user guide 215viewsFRU list 84hardware 51node list 75performance 79port list 72Wwarningrack stability 13warningsresetti

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Overview22NOTE: Figure 3 displays the Director 2/64 Hardware view and Figure 4 displays the Director 2/140 Hardware view. Other views may display, dep

Director Element Manager user guide 23Figure 4 Director 2/140 Element Manager windowNOTE: The HAFM application window is available as a separate windo

Overview24Menu barThe menu bar on the Element Manager window includes the following menus:• Product• Configure• Logs• Maintenance• HelpClick on the na

Director Element Manager user guide 25FRUClick a serial crossbar (SBAR) card, control processor (CTP) card, port card, power supply module, or cooling

Overview26NOTE: This information displays in the identification table at the top of the Hardware view and in the HAFM Physical/Topology Map, if the Ph

Director Element Manager user guide 27PortsSelect this option to display the Configure Ports dialog box. This dialog box has different functions for F

Overview28• Host Control Prohibited—Select this check box to display a check mark and prohibit the host management program from changing configuration

Director Element Manager user guide 29Open trunkingSelect this option to enable the optional Open Trunking feature. This feature monitors the average

Director Element Manager user guide 3ContentsAbout this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview30installed, whether the FRU was inserted or removed, the FRU part number and serial number, and the date and time the FRU was inserted or rem

Director Element Manager user guide 31Data collectionThis option displays the Save Data Collection dialog box. Use this dialog box to collect maintena

Overview32Backup & restore configurationSelect this option to save the product configuration stored on the director to the HAFM appliance hard dis

Director Element Manager user guide 33View tabsSelect one of the following view tabs across the top of the Element Manager window to display related i

Overview34Figure 6 Director 2/140 Hardware viewIn the Hardware view, colored indicators reflect the status of actual LEDs on the director FRUs. The st

Director Element Manager user guide 35Director menuRight-click the graphic away from an FRU to display the Director Properties dialog box. Right-click

Overview36SBAR Card menuDouble-click a serial crossbar (SBAR) to display its FRU Properties dialog box. Right-click an SBAR card to display the follow

Director Element Manager user guide 37• Right-click the port card to display a pop-up menu with these options: Block All Ports, Unblock All Ports, and

Overview38Right-click a port row to display the same menu options that display when you right-click a port in the Port Card view or a port’s bar graph

Director Element Manager user guide 39• Display options—Allows you to display attached devices listed under the Port WWN column in the Node List view

4Open trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Export Configuration Report . .

Overview40When a port is functioning as an expansion port (E_Port), the message is E_Port. When a port is not logged into an end-device (not functioni

Director Element Manager user guide 41The bottom portion of the Performance view displays cumulative statistical information for the port selected in

Overview42FRU List viewTo display the FRU List view, click the FRU List view tab. A table, as shown in Figure 11, displays in the View panel. This tab

Director Element Manager user guide 43If a gray square displays in the status bar (no Ethernet connection), a reason for the status displays in the St

Overview44Closing the Element Manager To close the Element Manager, do one of the following:• Select Product > Close on the menu bar.• Double-click

Director Element Manager user guide 45Channel Wrap (FICON management style)XXClear Audit Log XClear Event Log XClear Hardware Log X XClear LIN Alert X

Overview46Configure Ports:BlockedLIN alertsNamEPort bindingRX BB_CreditSpeedXXXXXXXXXXXXXConfigure SNMP XConfigure Switch Binding:Connection policyEna

Director Element Manager user guide 47Backing up and restoring Element Manager dataYou can protect your data by backing it up and then restoring it as

Overview48What is backed up?The following data, contained in the <Install_Home>\Server, <Install_Home>\Client, and <Install_Home>\Ca

Director Element Manager user guide 49After this initial backup, a backup only occurs when any data changes or if the HAFM appliance is rebooted. This

Director Element Manager user guide 5Restoring data from a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview50

Director Element Manager user guide 512 Monitoring and managing the directorThis chapter describes how to use the features available through the Eleme

Monitoring and managing the director52• Cooling fan modules. • Director 2/64—Two modules are installed, slot positions 1 and 0 (left to right).• Direc

Director Element Manager user guide 53• Link Timeout—The network connection that was established between the director and HAFM appliance has been lost

Monitoring and managing the director54NOTE: Each illustration contains examples of symbols and simulated LED indicators that can help you monitor hard

Director Element Manager user guide 55Figure 13 Monitoring hardware operation - Director 2/140 Hardware view1. Port card attention indicator—The yello

Monitoring and managing the director56• Power indicator—The green indicator simulates the power LED on the actual director. When the indicator illumin

Director Element Manager user guide 57Displaying FRU information Double-click a CTP card, power supply, cooling fan module, or SBAR card in the Hardwa

Monitoring and managing the director58Displaying director information Double-click the director illustration, away from a hardware component, to Figur

Director Element Manager user guide 59Using menu optionsRight-click various parts of the Hardware view to display pop-up menu options for displaying s

6Configuring operating parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Configuring switch pa

Monitoring and managing the director60NOTE: FICON management style only—An error results if periodic synchronization and clock alert mode are enabled

Director Element Manager user guide 61Click Set Offline or Set Online to toggle between offline and online states.Figure 19 Set Online State dialog bo

Monitoring and managing the director62CTP Card menuRight-click the CTP card in the Hardware view to display a menu with the following options:• FRU Pr

Director Element Manager user guide 63Port Card viewIn the Hardware view, double-click a port card or right-click a port card and select Open Port Car

Monitoring and managing the director643. When the port is operational but not communicating with an attached device, the green indicator remains off.

Director Element Manager user guide 65• Clicking a port, port row, or port bar graph in the preceding views and choosing Port Properties from the seco

Monitoring and managing the director66• Through the Configure Ports dialog box.•Through the Block All Ports or Block Port option on right-click menus

Director Element Manager user guide 67A Port Binding error may be due to an invalid WWN or nickname entry in the Configure Ports dialog box in the Bou

Monitoring and managing the director68• 10 Port binding violation - Unauthorized WWN—The WWN that was entered to configure Port Binding for this port

Director Element Manager user guide 69Port menuWhile in the Port Card view, right-click any port to display the following menu options:• Port Properti

Director Element Manager user guide 74 Using logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring and managing the director70• Channel Wrap (FICON management style)—Click this option while in FICON management style to display a check mar

Director Element Manager user guide 71• Attached WWN—Click the option button for this option and, if a device is logged into the port, the device&apos

Monitoring and managing the director72Port List viewDisplay the Port List view as shown in Figure 26 in the View panel by selecting the Port List opti

Director Element Manager user guide 73• Blocked—Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the director or communicating with

Monitoring and managing the director74Port List view menu optionsRight-click a row to display a menu with the following port-related action options. T

Director Element Manager user guide 75Node List viewDisplay the Node List view in the View panel by choosing Node List from the view tabs. This view d

Monitoring and managing the director76•Gateway•HBA•Host•Hub• Integrated CTC adapter• Magnetic tape•Module•Other•Printer• Proxy-agent• Software driver•

Director Element Manager user guide 77To define a nickname, enter a name of up to 32 characters in the Nickname field and click OK. The nickname displ

Monitoring and managing the director78• Fibre Channel Address—In Open Systems style only, this displays the three-byte Fibre Channel Address of the no

Director Element Manager user guide 79Performance viewDisplay the Performance view in the main panel by selecting Performance from the view tabs. This

8SANtegrity features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Fabric binding.

Monitoring and managing the director80• Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s)NOTE: For Node Properties, if a node is not logged in a message display

Director Element Manager user guide 81Class 2 statisticsThe Class 2 statistics include:• Received Frames—The number of Class 2 frames received by this

Monitoring and managing the director82• Sync losses—A loss of synchronization was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from

Director Element Manager user guide 83Operational statisticsThe following describes the Operational Statistics that display for a selected port• Offli

Monitoring and managing the director84Button functionsThe two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table are:• R

Director Element Manager user guide 85• G Port Module—For the fiber channel port card, the following acronyms may display to indicate the card’s port

Monitoring and managing the director86Port operational statesTable 4 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that d

Director Element Manager user guide 87Link incident alertsA link incident is a problem detected on a fiber-optic link, like the loss of light, invalid

Monitoring and managing the director88If LIN alerts have been enabled for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box, the Port Properties dialog box con

Director Element Manager user guide 893Configuring the directorThis chapter describes how to configure your director. It also includes information abo

Director Element Manager user guide 917 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601

Configuring the director90Configuring identificationUse the procedure in this section to identify the director by its name, description, location, and

Director Element Manager user guide 91Configuring management styleTo configure management style for the director, use the following steps:1. Click Pro

Configuring the director92Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults. The only exception is the Preferred Dom

Director Element Manager user guide 93When a check mark displays, the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field will become the active dom

Configuring the director94Suppress Zoning RSCNs on zone set activationsFabric format domain register for state change notifications (RSCNs) are sent t

Director Element Manager user guide 95Configuring fabric parameters Use procedures in this section to set parameters on the director for fabric operat

Configuring the director96NOTE: Set the same value for R_A_TOV on all directors and switches in a multiswitch fabric. If the value is not the same on

Director Element Manager user guide 97For example, in the audit log, you may notice that the Principal setting maps to a number code of 1, Default map

Configuring the director98• Blocked (Open Systems management style only)—Placing a check mark in the check boxes of this column blocks the operation o

Director Element Manager user guide 99• LIN Alerts—A link incident (LIN) is a problem detected on a fiber optic link, such as the loss of light or inv