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Appendix C Tape Pass-Through
A value added feature of the FastStream allows the pass-through of SAS connected tape devices. Connect these
devices to a SAN Fibre Channel connection through the host ports on a FastStream Storage Controller.
Enable Tape Pass-Through
If you need to backup data through a fibre channel
SAN, you would generally need a tape drive
connected to a server. By moving your tape device to
the SAN you can reduce overhead on your backup
To enable via RAID CLI page, use the following
commands:
• set passthroughmode all
• saveconfiguration restart
• routedisplay <topologytype> passthrough
for example; "routedisplay sas passthrough" or
"routedisplay fc passthrough"
Once passthrough is enabled, routes may be added
manually for any passthrough device using
"sastargets" and "route" sequence, for example:
server while RAID groups and tapes exist side by side
without the need for extra hardware like a bridge or
storage router. The FastStream allows all workstations
to have access to tape storage for fast backups and
restores.
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