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HyperFabric Administrator’s GuideHP-UX 11i v2Edition 14Manufacturing Part Number : B6257-90043March 2004United States© Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard

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Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring the HyperFabric EMS MonitorChapter 48612. Validate by pressing OKNOTE Although EMS is able to monitor each HyperFabri

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 4 87Configuring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardHyperFabric supports the ServiceGuar

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 488Figure 4-2 below shows a HyperFabric switch configuration withServiceGuard. Th

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 4 89Figure 4-2 An ServiceGuard Configuration (with Two HyperFabricSwitches)HFadap

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 490How HyperFabric Handles Adapter FailuresHyperFabric adapters are handled diff

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 4 91Example 1:This example, illustrated by Figure 4-3 below, presents an HAconfig

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 492Example 2:This example, illustrated by Figure 4-4 below, shows the same node

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 4 93Example 3:This final example, illustrated by Figure 4-5 below, shows a situat

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 494Configuring HyperFabric with the ServiceGuard ResourceMonitorYou can configure

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HyperFabric with ServiceGuardChapter 4 95Specify Package Name and NodesSpecify Package SUBNET AddressSpecify Package

xiAbout This DocumentThis document describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot theHyperFabric product on the HP-UX 11i v2 (HP-UX 11.23) opera

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 496Configuring HMP for Transparent LocalFailover SupportHMP supports

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4 97• HMP does not support backward compatibility in the local fail

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 498How Transparent Local Failover WorksConsider a hypothetical Hype

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4 99Case 1: Adapter, Link or Switch Port Failure (see Figure 4-7)If

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4100Case 2: Switch Failure (see Figure 4-8)Consider the following i

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4 101Thus, if a switch fails, HMP transparently fails over traffic o

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4102Configuring HMP for Transparent Local FailoverSupport - Using SA

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4 103of adapters clic0 and clic1 and if the Card-Pair 1, comprises

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4104Configuring HMP for Transparent Local FailoverSupport - Using th

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4 105Using the configuration information in Figure 4-10, the informa

xiiHP-UX Release Name and Release IdentifierEach HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and releaseidentifier. The uname (1) command with the

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring HMP for Transparent Local Failover SupportChapter 4106On node B:1. How many HyperFabric adapters are installed on the

Chapter 5 1075 Managing HyperFabricThis chapter contains the following sections that give information aboutmanaging HyperFabric:• “Starting HyperFabri

Managing HyperFabricChapter 5108• “Verifying Communications within the Fabric” on page 112.• “Displaying Status and Statistics” on page 117.• “Viewing

Managing HyperFabricStarting HyperFabricChapter 5 109Starting HyperFabricHyperFabric is started in one of these three ways:• As part of the normal loc

Managing HyperFabricStarting HyperFabricChapter 5110Using the clic_start CommandRun the clic_start command on each node to start the HyperFabricmanage

Managing HyperFabricStarting HyperFabricChapter 5 111When HyperFabric starts, a confirmation message displays. Also, thestatus “HyperFabric: Running” i

Managing HyperFabricVerifying Communications within the FabricChapter 5112Verifying Communications within the FabricYou can verify the communications

Managing HyperFabricVerifying Communications within the FabricChapter 5 113The command parameters are as follows:•node_name specifies the node you want

Managing HyperFabricVerifying Communications within the FabricChapter 5114NOTE Also see the clic_diag command to:Probe a specific remote node.Dump an

Managing HyperFabricVerifying Communications within the FabricChapter 5 115CLIC_PROBE: 256 byte packetsSource adapter id: bently6.corp3.com:clic0Targe

xiiiWhat Is in This DocumentHyperFabric Administrator’s Guide is divided into several chapters, eachof which contains information about installing, co

Managing HyperFabricVerifying Communications within the FabricChapter 5116The generated output could look like this:CLIC_PROBE: 256 byte packets sentS

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5 117Displaying Status and StatisticsYou can get the status of and statistics associated w

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5118Note that the second line in the above syntax is indented for readabilitypurposes only

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5 119• -c displays the statistics of the adapter identified byadapter_ID.• -n displays stat

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5120If the local node is bently7, and you want to display themanagement daemon (clic_mgmtd

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5 121The generated output could look like this:===========================================

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5122Firmware reset notification: 0Data corruption notification: 0Unsupported QOS message r

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5 123Frame buffer overflow: 0Receive on disabled endpoint: 0Invalid endpoint ID: 0Invalid

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5124============================================================================Date: Sat

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5 125The generated output if the nodes are connected through a switchcould look like this:

xivNew and Changed Information in This EditionThis edition includes information about the transparent local failoverfeature of Hyper Messaging Protoco

Managing HyperFabricDisplaying Status and StatisticsChapter 5126============================================================================• Example

Managing HyperFabricViewing man PagesChapter 5 127Viewing man PagesIf you want to be able to view the HyperFabric man pages, you must firstadd /opt/cli

Managing HyperFabricStopping HyperFabricChapter 5128Stopping HyperFabricYou can stop HyperFabric only on a local node. Stopping HyperFabric ona node m

Managing HyperFabricStopping HyperFabricChapter 5 129Using SAMTo use SAM to stop HyperFabric on a local HP 9000 system runningHP-UX 11i v2, complete t

Managing HyperFabricStopping HyperFabricChapter 5130

Chapter 6 1316 Troubleshooting HyperFabricThis chapter contains these sections that describe troubleshootingHyperFabric:• “Running Diagnostics” on pag

Troubleshooting HyperFabricChapter 6132• “Using Support Tools Manager” on page 140.• “Useful Files” on page 141.• “LED Colors and Their Meanings” on p

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6 133Running DiagnosticsBefore running HyperFabric diagnostics:1. Confirm HyperFabric adapters ar

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6134$ clic_startAll of these commands reside in the /opt/clic/bin directory.6. Check cabling to

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6 135Make sure 4X HyperFabric adapters are installed on thenodes. The adapter type field indicate

Chapter 1 11 Overview of the HyperFabricProductThis chapter contains the following sections that give generalinformation about HyperFabric:

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6136Diagnostics can be run on many of the HyperFabric components by usingthe clic_diag command.

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6 137• -r specifies that you want to probe a specific remote node identifiedbyremote_node_name. The

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6138• -B specifies that you want the size (in bytes) of the trace buffer to betrace_buffer_size.

Troubleshooting HyperFabricRunning DiagnosticsChapter 6 139 Source adapter id: bently6.corp4.com:clic1 Target adapter id: bently8.corp2.com:clic3256

Troubleshooting HyperFabricUsing Support Tools ManagerChapter 6140Using Support Tools ManagerUse Support Tools Manager (STM) with HyperFabric to gathe

Troubleshooting HyperFabricUseful FilesChapter 6 141Useful FilesWhen you are troubleshooting HyperFabric-related problems, you mightfind it useful to l

Troubleshooting HyperFabricUseful FilesChapter 6142/var/adm/clic_fw.dumpxThis is the default file for a memory dump of an HyperFabricadapter, created w

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6 143LED Colors and Their MeaningsListed below are the possible colors (and the corres

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6144— The adapter is bad.— The cable is bad.— The switch port is bad (if the adapter i

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6 145Table 6-2 HyperFabric Adapter LED Colors and MeaningsLED Color Meaning Notes“Conn

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductChapter 12• “About HyperFabric” on page 3• “HyperFabric Products” on page 4• “HyperFabric Concepts” on page 7

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6146“Error” None Adapter is not inan errorcondition.Adapter should be operatingnormall

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6 147

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6148HF2 Switch LEDsThe HF2 switch LED colors and meanings are explained below.❏ For ea

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6 149❏ For each port on the cards/switch module in the switch:✓ If the port is not ope

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6150Table 6-3 HF2 Switch LED Colors and MeaningsLED Color Meaning Notes“Status” None T

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6 151“EthernetPort Main”and “EthernetPort Aux”None Ethernet port isdisconnected.This c

Troubleshooting HyperFabricLED Colors and Their MeaningsChapter 6152“Portx” None Port is notoperational.• A cable is not attachedcorrectly to the port

Troubleshooting HyperFabricDetermining Whether an Adapter or a Cable is FaultyChapter 6 153Determining Whether an Adapter or a Cable isFaultyIf you su

Troubleshooting HyperFabricDetermining Whether a Switch is FaultyChapter 6154Determining Whether a Switch is FaultyIf you suspect that a HyperFabric s

Troubleshooting HyperFabricDetermining Whether a Switch is FaultyChapter 6 155Step 4. Check the ports on the cards/switch module:a. Disconnect the cab

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductAbout HyperFabricChapter 1 3About HyperFabricHyperFabric is an HP high-speed, packet-based interconnect fornode-to-

Troubleshooting HyperFabricReplacing a HyperFabric AdapterChapter 6156Replacing a HyperFabric AdapterIf OLAR is supported for the HP 9000 system and t

Troubleshooting HyperFabricReplacing a HyperFabric SwitchChapter 6 157Replacing a HyperFabric SwitchIf you need to replace a faulty HyperFabric switch

Troubleshooting HyperFabricReplacing a HyperFabric SwitchChapter 6158

Appendix A 159A Safety and RegulatoryInformationThis appendix contains the following sections that contain safetyinformation and regulatory statements

Safety and Regulatory InformationAppendix A160components:• “Safety Symbols” on page 161.• “Regulatory Statements” on page 162.These components were te

Safety and Regulatory InformationSafety SymbolsAppendix A 161Safety SymbolsThe safety-related symbols used in this manual are shown below.WARNING A WA

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A162Regulatory StatementsThis section contains the regulatory statements for the HyperF

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A 163if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, maycause harm

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A164Radio Frequency Interference (Japan Only)VCCI, Class A (Model A4891-62001 only)

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A 165Declarations of Conformity

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductHyperFabric ProductsChapter 14HyperFabric ProductsHyperFabric hardware consists of host-based interface adapter car

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A166

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A 167

Safety and Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix A168

Appendix B 169B Technical SpecificationsThis appendix contains the following sections that contain the technicalspecifications for the HyperFabric hardw

Technical SpecificationsAppendix B170• “Environmental” on page 173.

Technical SpecificationsPhysical AttributesAppendix B 171Physical AttributesThe physical attributes of the HyperFabric adapters and switches are asfoll

Technical SpecificationsPhysical AttributesAppendix B172• HF2 switch chassis (A6384A)— 3.47 inch (8.8 cm) height— 19 inch (48.2 cm) width (at flanges)17

Technical SpecificationsEnvironmentalAppendix B 173EnvironmentalThese environmental specifications are the same for the HyperFabricadapters and switches

Technical SpecificationsEnvironmentalAppendix B174

175IndexAadaptersdeconfiguring, 83, 103faulty, testing for, 153installing, 44LED colors and meanings, 143, 145OLA of, 48OLR of, 49regulatory specificati

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductHyperFabric ProductsChapter 1 5• HP-UX 11.0: HyperFabric software version B.11.00.09• HP-UX 11i v1: HyperFabric sof

Index176IP addresses, relocatable. See relocatable IPaddresses.LLEDscolors and meaningsfor adapters, 143, 145for HF2 switches, 148, 152on HF2 switches

iiLegal NoticesThe information in this document is subject to change without notice.Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to thism

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductHyperFabric ProductsChapter 16IMPORTANT HF2 adapters and switches are not supported by software versionsearlier tha

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductHyperFabric ConceptsChapter 1 7HyperFabric ConceptsThis section briefly describes some of the basic HyperFabric conc

Overview of the HyperFabric ProductHyperFabric ConceptsChapter 18reason (for example, if it is killed), all HyperFabric-relatedcommunications on that

Chapter 2 92 Planning the FabricThis chapter contains the following sections that include generalguidelines and protocol-specific considerations for pl

Planning the FabricChapter 210• “Preliminary Considerations” on page 11• “HyperFabric Features, Parameters and Supported Configurationsfor TCP/UDP/IP a

Planning the FabricPreliminary ConsiderationsChapter 2 11Preliminary ConsiderationsBefore assembling a fabric physically, do the following to address

Planning the FabricPreliminary ConsiderationsChapter 212Step 11. Draw the cable connections from each node to switches (if the fabric willcontain swit

Planning the FabricHyperFabric Features, Parameters and Supported Configurations for TCP/UDP/IP and HMP ApplicationsChapter 2 13HyperFabric Features, P

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 214TCP/UDP/IPTCP/UDP/IP is supported on all HF2 hardware. Although some of theHyperFabric adapter cards support b

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 15— Logging into a user specified log file with a choice of severity— Email to a user defined email address.For mo

iiiContentsAbout This Document1. Overview of the HyperFabric ProductAbout HyperFabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 216ServiceGuard uses a “heartbeat” to monitor the cluster. TheHyperFabric links cannot be used for the heartbeat.

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 17Switch Management is not supported. Switch management will notoperate properly if you enable it on a HyperFab

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 218You can interconnect (mesh) up to 4 switches (16-port fiber, or Mixed8 fiber ports) in a single HyperFabric cl

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 19• Throughput and LatencyTable 2-1 HF2 Throughput and Latency with TCP/UDP/IP ApplicationsServer Class Maximum

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 220Table 2-2 Supported HyperFabric Adapter ConfigurationsHFAdapterBusTypeSupportedHP SystemsHP-UXVersionOLARSuppor

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 21TCP/UDP/IP Supported ConfigurationsMultiple TCP/UDP/IP HyperFabric configurations are supported tomatch the co

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 222Figure 2-1 TCP/UDP/IP Point-To-Point Configurations

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 23Switched ConfigurationThis configuration offers the same benefits as the point-to-pointconfigurations illustrated

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 224High Availability Switched ConfigurationThis configuration has no single point of failure. The HyperFabric drive

Planning the FabricTCP/UDP/IPChapter 2 25Hybrid ConfigurationYou can interconnect servers and workstations in a single heterogeneousHyperFabric cluster

ContentsivOnline Addition and Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Planning and Preparation .

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 226Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP) is an HP patented, high perfo

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 27HP MPI is a native implementation of version 1.2 of theMessage-Passing Interface Standard

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 228nodes in a cluster. ServiceGuard cannot use the HyperFabricinterconnect as a heartbeat lin

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 29same process takes place when a resource is removed from a cluster.However, DRU is not su

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 230HyperFabric clusters running HMP applications are limited tosupporting a maximum of 64 ada

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 31• HMP is supported on A400, A500, rp2400, rp2450, rp54xx (N-class),rp74xx (L-class), rp84

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 232NOTE The local failover configuration on HMP is supported only on the A6386AHF2 adapters.

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 33HMP Supported ConfigurationsMultiple HMP HyperFabric configurations are supported to match

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 234Figure 2-5 HMP Point-To-Point Configurations

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 35Enterprise (Database) ConfigurationThe HMP enterprise configuration illustrated in Figure 2

vContents5. Managing HyperFabricStarting HyperFabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 236Enterprise (Database) - Local Failover Supported ConfigurationThe HMP enterprise configurati

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 37Technical Computing (Work Stations) ConfigurationThis configuration is typically used to ru

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 238Figure 2-8 Technical Computing Configuration

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 2 39Figure 2-9 Large Technical Computing Configuration

Planning the FabricHyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)Chapter 240

Chapter 3 413 Installing HyperFabricThis chapter contains the following sections that describe theHyperFabric installation:• “Checking HyperFabric Ins

Installing HyperFabricChapter 342• “Installing HyperFabric Adapters” on page 44.• “Installing the Software” on page 51.• “Installing HyperFabric Switc

Installing HyperFabricChecking HyperFabric Installation PrerequisitesChapter 3 43Checking HyperFabric InstallationPrerequisitesBefore installing Hyper

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 344Installing HyperFabric AdaptersThis section contains information about installing Hype

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 3 45available on HP 9000 systems that are designed to support OLAR. Thesystem hardware us

ContentsviRadio Frequency Interference (Japan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Declarations of Conformity . . .

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 346Table 3-1 below explains some important OLAR-related terms.IMPORTANT In many cases, ot

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 3 47Planning and PreparationAs mentioned previously, for the most part, SAM prevents the

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 348Online Addition (OLA) Multiple cards can be added at the same time.When adding a card

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 3 49Online Replacement (OLR) When replacing an interface card online,the replacement card

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric AdaptersChapter 350You are asked if you want to continue. If you reply Yes, client applicationsare suspen

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 3 51Installing the SoftwareThis section describes the HyperFabric file structure and the stepsnece

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 352The commands and files used to administer HyperFabric typically have aprefix of clic_. CLIC stan

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 3 53• /var/adm/OLDclic_logThe log file from the previous time the clic_start command wasexecuted.•

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 354• /opt/clic/firmware/clic_fw_4x8cThe 4X PCI HyperFabric 8-bit CRC firmware. This file must not b

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 3 55Loading the SoftwareListed below are the steps you must follow to load the HyperFabricsoftwar

FiguresviiFigure 2-1. TCP/UDP/IP Point-To-Point Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Figure 2-2. TCP/UDP/IP Basic Switched Confi

Installing HyperFabricInstalling the SoftwareChapter 356swinstall loads the fileset, runs the control script for the filesets, andbuilds the kernel. Whe

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 3 57Installing HyperFabric SwitchesThis section contains the information you need to inst

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 358— If your cables have dust caps over the connectors, keep them inplace until you are r

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 3 59Installing the HF2 SwitchThis section contains information on installing an HF2 switc

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 360Figure 3-3 shows the front of the HF2 switch with an A6389A HF2 4-portcopper switch mo

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 3 61With the Rail KitAs mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2switc

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 362sliding the switch. If so, try lifting the switch over the rail screws. If youcannot d

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 3 63the flat part). Otherwise, the brackets will not secure the back of theswitch properly

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 364Step 9. Plug the switch’s power cord into the rack’s PDU, if it has one.Alternatively,

Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 3 65Without the Rail KitAs mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2sw

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Installing HyperFabricInstalling HyperFabric SwitchesChapter 366Step 10. Once the power is on, check these LEDs on the integrated Ethernetmanagement L

Chapter 4 674 Configuring HyperFabricThis chapter contains the following sections that describe configuringHyperFabric:• “Configuration Overview” on page

Configuring HyperFabricChapter 468• “Information You Need” on page 71.• “Performing the Configuration” on page 78.• “Deconfiguring a HyperFabric Adapter

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguration OverviewChapter 4 69Configuration OverviewYou do not need to configure the HyperFabric switch because theHyperFabric

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguration OverviewChapter 470IMPORTANT In this file, clic_init and SAM add some HyperFabric-related linesthat end with the cha

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 4 71Information You NeedWhen you run the clic_init command or use SAM for configuration,you have to p

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 472✓ The IP address of the switch.✓ The MAC address of the switch’s Ethernet port. If you do notalre

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 4 73IP_addressbently6.corp3.com bently6IP_addressbently4.corp7.com test1IP_addressbently2.corp4.com

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 474Configuration Information ExampleThis example uses some “dummy” (that is, not valid) addresses to

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 4 75Using the configuration information in Figure 4-1, the information youwould specify when you run

TablesixTable 1. HP-UX 11i Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiTable 2. Publishing His

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 47612. What is the Ethernet hardware address of the second switch?(0060b0d00256)13. What is the Mult

Configuring HyperFabricInformation You NeedChapter 4 7712. What is the Ethernet hardware address of the second switch?(0060b0d00256)13. What is the Mul

Configuring HyperFabricPerforming the ConfigurationChapter 478Performing the ConfigurationAs explained in “Configuration Overview” on page 69, you must cr

Configuring HyperFabricPerforming the ConfigurationChapter 4 79Using the clic_init CommandRun the clic_init command to create the global configuration fil

Configuring HyperFabricPerforming the ConfigurationChapter 480If you do not specify any of the above parameters, the online help forclic_init is display

Configuring HyperFabricPerforming the ConfigurationChapter 4 81Using SAMThis section describes how to use SAM to configure HyperFabric. Forinformation on

Configuring HyperFabricPerforming the ConfigurationChapter 482• Subnet Mask—Optional. The adapter’s subnet mask. If you do notspecify this, a default ma

Configuring HyperFabricDeconfiguring a HyperFabric Adapter with SAMChapter 4 83Deconfiguring a HyperFabric Adapter withSAMTo use SAM to deconfigure a Hype

Configuring HyperFabricDeconfiguring a HyperFabric Adapter with SAMChapter 484is informed and the card pair entry is removed from the/etc/rc.config.d/ne

Configuring HyperFabricConfiguring the HyperFabric EMS MonitorChapter 4 85Configuring the HyperFabric EMS MonitorIn the HyperFabric version B.11.23.01, t