Spectra T950 - Configure the Port Addressing for the Controllers

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Creating a Storage Partition
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2. Foreachdrive,selecteitheroneorbothportstoprovideaccess
(visibility)tothedrive.
Notes:  Drivescanbe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.
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youencounter
twoseparatescreensforconfiguringthe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194).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.
IfyoupreviouslyconfiguredtheF‐QIPsettingsforboththeexporting
controllerandanyadditionalcontrollersinthepartitionanddonotwant
tomakeanychanges,clickNextontheF‐QIPConfigurationscreento
proceedtoConfirmingandSavingthePartitionSettingsonpage211.