HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide (December 2002)

Managing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
42 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
Optional Management Tools
Your MSA SAN Switch includes the Web Tools and Advanced Zoning
components. These tools were enabled at the factory with a software license key.
In addition to Web Tools and Advanced Zoning, the MSA SAN Switch supports
the following optional management tools:
■ ISL Trunking
■ QuickLoop
■ Fabric Watch
■ Advanced Performance Monitoring
■ Extended Fabrics
Note: Each management tool requires a license. The license is provided to you when
you purchase the component. For information on purchasing an optional feature,
contact your HP Authorized Reseller.
Note: Some licenses may have been installed on the switch at the factory. HP
recommends recording all software keys, in case they are deleted by accident. See
“Displaying the Optional Feature Licenses.”
ISL Trunking
The optional ISL trunking feature enhances switch to switch performance in a
SAN while simplifying management tasks and improving reliability.
Advantages to integrating ISL Trunking into your SAN include:
■ Combining up to four ISLs into a single, logical ISL
■ Load sharing traffic across all ISLs in a trunk
■ Maintaining in-order delivery of frames
■ Avoiding rerouting if one of the server links between two switches fails
■ Simplifying management by implementing fewer ISLs
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks ISL Trunking User Guide.
This guide is included on the documentation CD included in the shipping carton.