Configuring An Ibm Or Hp Lto-5 Or Later Drive As The Control Path - Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

GUI Menu Procedure
Path References
Setup >
Use the Storage
Drives > Networking Wizard
Access > on page 358
SNW Wizard
~OR~
~OR~
Setup >
Configuring
Partitions >
Control Paths
Control Path
page 156
Setup >
License Drives for
Drives > Path Failover
Access > page 359
SNW Wizard
Setup > Configure Control
Drives > Path
Access >
SNW Wizard
a.Only IBM and HP LTO-5 or later drives support control path bridging.
b.Only HP LTO-5 or later Storage Networking licensed drives can be configured for control path failover. See
Drives for Path Failover
Configuring an IBM or
HP LTO-5 or later Drive
as the Control Path
Quantum Scalar i6000 User's Guide
MCB Direct
Connection
on
on
on page 361
on page 359.
You can configure IBM and HP LTO-5 or later FC drives as the control
path for a partition. The drive must not be connected to an FC I/O blade,
but it must be connected to an Ethernet Expansion blade.
Note: The control path drive and control path failover settings are
configured on the same screen. You do not need an SNW
license to configure a drive for control path. However, you do
need an SNW license to configure control path failover (see
Configure Control Path
The instructions that follow only describe how to configure a drive as
the control path for a partition. If you would like to configure both the
Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library
LTO-5 or
later EEB
Direct
FC I/O Blade
Connection Connection
Step 2
on page 361).
Configuring Control Paths
LTO-5 or later
EEB
Connection w/
a b
SNW License
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
(HP drives only)
License
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