Spectra T950 - Configure Drive Visibility

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Creating a Storage Partition
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2. Selecteitheroneorbothportstoprovidetheroboticcontrolpath.
Notes:  Selectingbothportsprovidesaredundantconnectiontothe
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128).
 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70for
detailedinformationabouttherelationshipbetweenthe
FibreChannelportontheexportingcontrollerandWWNs
forpartitions.
Configure Drive Visibility
Notes:  Thissectionisnotapplicableifyourlibrarydoesnotuse
F‐QIPstoprovideconnectivityforSCSIdrives.Skipto
ConfigurethePortAddressingfortheControllerson
page208.
 TheFibreChannelportsontheF‐QIPhaveanany‐to‐any
relationshiptotheSCSIdrivesintheDBA.
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.
Figure 131 The Drive Visibility screen (F-QIP with SCSI drives).