a05m0368
Port
0
Port
1
8Gb
0
1
3592
EH8
3
4
5
6
1
2
Figure 62: Drive canister LEDs (EH8 Fibre Channel)
Table 139: Drive canister LEDs.
1
Drive power
4
Information
2
Drive status
5
Port 0 Fibre
Channel activity
3
Library communication
6
Port 1 Fibre
Channel activity
Setting customer options
Refer to the “Virtual Operator panel menu trees” on page 88 for a depiction of the flow of these menus
and menu selections.
1. If the operator Options menu is not displayed, press Change Mode , then select Operator Mode.
2. From the operator Options menu, select Services.
3. To set Port 0 Fibre Channel options, select Fibre Options, then Set Port 0.
4. From the Fibre Options menu, select Set Speed. This option defines the Fibre Channel data rate. It is
determined by the speed of the attached fibre hardware, such as the switches and hubs. Select the
Auto-Negotiate option, unless the customer requests a hard setting of 1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4 Gb, 8 Gb, or 16
Gb (60F only). Select Yes under the Save Data menu to save the option.
5. From the Fibre Options menu, select Set Topology for Port 0, then select L->N Negotiate unless the
customer requests one of the other settings. If the drive is attached to an external switch, set the
topology to L->N Negotiate.
Note: L-Port is used for an arbitrated loop (public or private) and N-Port is used when you are
connecting to a fabric in point-to-point protocol. For a 60F, the only option is the N-Port.
Select Yes under the Save Data menu to save the option.
6. From the Fibre Options menu selection, select Set Hard Address or Use Soft Address.
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