Quantum Scalar i6000 - Advanced Data Path Failover (ADPF)

Chapter 10: Path Failover
Configuring Data Path Failover
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Advanced Data Path
Failover (ADPF)
Requirements
To configure a tape drive for advanced data path failover, you need the
following:
• The library must have a Storage Networking license installed.
• The tape drive to be configured for data path failover must be
licensed for storage networking (see
License Drives for Path Failover
on page 359.
• The tape drive must be an LTO-6 or later Fibre Channel tape drive.
• The tape drive must be connected to an Ethernet Expansion Blade
(EEB) via an Ethernet cable.
• Neither FC port on the drive may be connected to a FC I/O blade.
• The tape drive topology settings must be set to Point to Point (see
Configuring Fibre Channel Drive Speed, Topology, and Loop ID on
page 202).
• APFO driver must be installed on the host(s).
Enabling/Disabling ADPF
To enable or disable advanced data path failover functionality:
1 From the main console, select Setup > Drives > Access > Data
Path Failover. Or, via the SNW Wizard: Select Setup > SNW
Wizard.
2 Click Next.
3 From the options screen, select Data Path Failover and click Next.
The Data Path Failover (DPF) dialog box appears. Drives with ADPF
configured have check marks in the ADPF column.