Changing The Network Configuration - HP BL536A User's & Service Manual

Addressing Mode — addressing mode when the port type is Loop: Hard, Soft, or Hard
auto-select. If the Addressing Mode is Hard, you must configure a fixed ALPA address that is
unique on the loop. If the Addressing Mode is Soft, the system will assign an ALPA during
fabric login. If the Addressing mode is Hard auto-select, the device will acquire an ALPA at
the initial system setup and then fix that as a hard address from then on.
ALPA — Arbitrated Loop Port Address
Figure 40 Configuration: Drive page (SAS)

Changing the network configuration

Use the Configuration: Network page
request a change, a pop-up box will ask you to confirm the changes.
50 Operating the Tape Autoloader
to modify the current network configuration. When you