Repairing And Enabling A Failed Target Port - Dell PowerVault ML6010 Troubleshooting Manual

Configuring Your Library
host port failover as the standby or active port. For more information, see
Details on configuring host port failover include:
• The Setup - Host Port Failover screen displays all the I/O blades found in the library. I/O blades are listed by the
following: location in the library, WWNN (Web client only), and status/state. You can select the I/O blade you want to
configure for host port failover and proceed to the next screen.
• To enable FC host port failover for the selected FC I/O blade, you can select a checkbox to enable FC Host Port
Failover. Clearing the checkbox disables FC host port failover for the selected FC I/O blade.
If you are enabling FC host port failover, select one target port on the FC I/O blade as the Active Port. The selected
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target port becomes active by default. The other target port will go on passive standby until failover occurs.
• After enabling or disabling FC host port failover, save the library configuration. For instructions on how to save the
library configuration, see
Note:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by multiple administrators logged in from different
locations. You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply changes while another administrator is
performing the same operation.
• The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
From the Web client, select Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover.
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• From the operator panel, Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover.

Repairing and Enabling a Failed Target Port

After host port failover occurs, the failed target port must be repaired and enabled before it can be configured as an active or
standby port for the host port failover feature. To repair the failed port, use the information in the RAS ticket that was
generated when the host port failover occurred. For information on viewing and resolving RAS tickets, see
Once the port has been repaired, you can enable it. Details on enabling a repaired target port include:
• The Setup - Host Port Failover screen displays all the I/O blades found in the library. I/O blades are listed by the
following: location in the library, WWNN (Web client only), and status/state. You can select the I/O blade that had a
failed target port and proceed to the next screen.
• In the Physical Ports section of the Web client screen, check the State
for the port that failed.
Note:
If you are using the operator panel user interface, select the Port info button to view the physical ports
information.
• If the link is down or has an error, the port's state is offline, a failure type is indicated, and the intervention is "Fix
Link." You must repair the failed port using information in the RAS ticket that was generated for the host port failover.
You can then return to this screen and enable the repaired port.
• After you fix the problem, the intervention is "Enable Failover" and the Enable button becomes available. Click Enable
to make the port available for another failover or for reconfiguration as the active port.
• Once the error is corrected and the link is enabled, the port's state is online and the intervention is "Not Required."
• After enabling the repaired target port, save the library configuration. For instructions on how to save the library
configuration, see
Note:
This operation should not be performed concurrently by multiple administrators logged in from different
locations. You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply changes while another administrator is
performing the same operation.
For information on how to configure the repaired port as the standby or active target port, see
Failover.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
From the Web client, select Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover.
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• From the operator panel, Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover.
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