Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
Working With FC I/O Blades
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The topics in this chapter cover configuring FC I/O blades. For additional
information on FC I/O blades, see:
•
Fibre-Channel Input/Output Blades
on page 23
•
Controlling FC I/O Blade Power
on page 144
•
Viewing FC I/O Blade Information
on page 161
•
Viewing FC I/O Blade Port Information
on page 162
•
Connecting Library FC Cables to FC I/O Blades
on page 180
•
Recommended Library Cabling for FC I/O Blades
on page 187
•
Identifying FC I/O Blades
on page 336
•
Resetting FC I/O Blade Ports
on page 338
Configuring FC I/O Blade
Ports
3
When FC I/O blades are installed, administrative users can configure FC
I/O blade port parameters.
Each FC I/O blade has six ports. Ports 1 and 2 are always target ports and
are configurable. Ports 3 through 6 are always initiator ports and are not
configurable. For information on viewing the current configured settings
for all I/O blade ports, see
Viewing FC I/O Blade Port Information
on
page 162.
Details on configuring FC I/O blade ports include:
• The
Setup - I/O Blade Port Configuration
screen lists all I/O blades
found in the library. The screen lists the following information for
each I/O blade: location in the library, World Wide Node Name
(WWNN), status, and ports. You can select the I/O blade target port
(1 or 2) you want to configure and proceed to the next screen. For the
target port you selected, the screen displays the World Wide Port
Number (WWPN).
• For the selected target port (ports 1 and 2), you can configure the
following parameters:
Note:
FC I/O blade menu commands are available for use only
when FC I/O blades are installed in the library.
