Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Creating a Storage Partition
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For each drive connected to the F-QIP, identify the port(s) through which
the hosts communicate with the drive.
1. From the Robotic Path Visibility screen, click Next to display the Drive
Visibility screen.
2. For each drive, select either one or both ports to provide access
(visibility) to the drive.
Notes: You can select to make the drive visible through both ports
for redundancy or drive sharing. If they are visible through
both ports, make sure that the software accessing this
partition can handle any server contention over drive use
that can result from multiple paths to a single drive.
For best performance, split the drives between the two ports.
For example, export drives 1 and 2 out port A and drives 3 and
4 out port B.
If you previously configured the selected ports, click Skip
Ports.
Configure the Port Addressing for the Controllers
For each F-QIP or RIM in the partition, identify the port(s) through which
the hosts communicate with the components connected to the controller
(the robotics or drives). If the partition uses multiple F-QIPs, there are
separate screens for configuring port addressing:
The Exporting F-QIP Configuration screen configures the port
addresses for the RIM or F-QIP that you selected to provide the robotic
control path (see Select the Robotic Control Path on page 191). These
settings also apply to any drives connected to the exporting F-QIP.
A separate F-QIP Configuration screen configures the port addresses
for each F-QIP used to provide connectivity for SCSI drives in the
partition.
Figure 121 The Drive Visibility screen (F-QIP with SCSI drives).
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