Editing The Fibre Channel Settings; Port Assignment For Storeonce Systems With Multiple Fibre Channel Ports - HPE StoreOnce 6500 User Manual

Setting
Speed
Topology
Beacon

Editing the Fibre Channel settings

Prerequisites
Only administrators can edit the Fibre Channel settings.
Procedure
1. Navigate to StoreOnce > VTL > Fibre Channel Settings tab.
2. Click Edit to make the fields configurable for each port.
3. Make the preferred changes to the speed and/or topology, and click Update.
CAUTION: This update resets the Fibre Channel link and may affect any backup or restore jobs
running.
NOTE: Fibre Channel settings apply to the whole appliance. The settings can also be edited in the
StoreOnce Catalyst section of the GUI if you are backing up to StoreOnce Catalyst target devices over
Fibre Channel. Fibre Channel settings, defined on either page, apply to all target devices being
backed up over Fibre Channel. Therefore, any changes here will also apply to StoreOnce Catalyst
target devices over Fibre Channel and conversely.
Changing the port speed causes the port status to be reported as Down; refresh the VTL Configuration
page to verify that the port is back online. Check the Hardware Tree and the Events page to see the
change.
4. Click Continue at the warning prompt to continue applying the changes.
Changes affect all service sets running on the node.
Port assignment for StoreOnce Systems with multiple
Fibre Channel ports
When creating a library, you can select one or multiple Fibre Channel ports for the Library controller
virtual robotics interface. The Fibre Channel settings identify both the HBA card and the port number that
will be used. For example, HBA-6.Port1 is Port 1 on the Fibre Channel card in slot 6.
Description
The default is Auto, which is the recommended option. The speed will be
auto-negotiated between the switch and StoreOnce appliance to choose the
highest supported speed. For users who wish to fix the speed, other values
are available, as follows: 16Gbs, 8Gbs, 4Gbs, or 2Gbs (not recommended).
The default is N_Port, when a single target device creates many virtual
devices on a fabric attached port. N_Port requires the switch port to support
NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualisation).
Individual ports can be "beaconed" via the GUI. This toggles an LED on the
physical HBA. The color of this button changes to show the current status of
the beacon; grey is off, blue is on.
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