Configure The Port Addressing For The Controllers - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
Use the following steps to configure the robotic path visibility.
1. From the Partition Users screen, click Next. The Robotic Path Visibility
2. Select either one or both ports to provide the robotic control path.

Configure the Port Addressing for the Controllers

For each RIM2 in the partition, identify the port(s) through which the hosts
communicate with the components (the robotics or drives) connected to
the controller.
If you previously configured the settings for both the exporting controller
and do not want to make any changes, click Next on the Exporting F‐QIP
Configuration screen to proceed to Confirming and Saving the Partition
Settings on page 189.
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screen displays.
Figure 95 Select the port on the exporting controller that is
used to communicate with the robotics.
 Selecting both ports provides a redundant connection to the
Notes:
robotics, but requires software that supports two control
paths.
 Alternatively, you can use two controllers and configure
controller failover (see Configure Controller Failover on
page 120).
 The WWPN of the Fibre Channel port on the exporting
controller is used as the WWN for the partition. See World
Wide Names for Fibre Channel Partitions on page 63 for
detailed information about the relationship between the
Fibre Channel port on the exporting controller and WWNs
for partitions.
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