HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24, Installation Manual

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Switch Features
28 Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Guide
High Availability-Fabric Manager and Element Manager
As an option, the switch can be managed through an High Availability-Fabric
Manager (HAFM) appliance running the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager
application. Multiple switches and the HAFM appliance communicate on a local
area network (LAN) through one or more 10/100 Base-T Ethernet hubs. One or
more 24-port Ethernet hubs are optional and can be ordered with the switch. Up to
three hubs are daisy-chained as required to provide additional Ethernet
connections as more switches (or other HP managed products) are installed on a
customer network.
The HAFM appliance provides a central point of control for up to 48
LAN-connected Directors or Edge Switches.
The server is mounted in a slide-out drawer in the HP-supplied equipment rack.
The HAFM appliance or Ethernet access to the Embedded Web Server (EWS)
interface is required to install, configure, and manage the Edge Switch 2/24.
Although a configured switch operates normally without HAFM appliance
intervention, an attached server should operate at all times to monitor switch
operation, log events and configuration changes, and report failures.
The HAFM appliance provides an auto-detecting 10/100 Mbps LAN connection
to the customer’s public intranet to allow access from remote user workstations.
Remote Workstations
Using a standard web browser, the HAFM and client applications can be
downloaded and installed on remote user workstations that are LAN-attached to
the HAFM appliance. Operators at these workstations can manage and monitor
switches controlled by the HAFM appliance. A maximum of nine concurrent
users (eight remote users and one local user) can log in to the HAFM application
running on the HAFM appliance. Each remote workstation must have access to
the LAN segment on which the HAFM appliance is installed. Switch
administrative functions are accessed through the LAN and HAFM appliance.
LAN Interface Options
The LAN interface can be:
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Part of the dedicated 10/100 Mbps segment that provides access to managed
switches. This switch-to-HAFM appliance connection is part of the required
equipment installation. Connection of remote workstations can be through an
Ethernet hub or through the customer intranet.