NOTE:
These Fibre Channel settings apply to the whole appliance and can also be edited
in the StoreOnce VTL section of the GUI, if you are backing up to StoreOnce VTL library
target devices over Fibre Channel. Port Speed or Topology settings, defined on either page,
apply to all target devices being backed up over Fibre Channel.
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In the Devices section locate the
Number of Logins
and
Devices per Initiator Port
for
each port. These values determine the number of concurrent backup and restore connections
allowed on each FC port on the StoreOnce System.
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The
Number of Logins
defines the number of client-side ports that are zoned to be
able to connect to that port on the StoreOnce System. This cannot be edited.
◦
The
Devices per Initiator Port
value determines the number of backup and restore
connections that are allowed — for each client login — to that port on the StoreOnce
System. This value should be increased if multiple concurrent backup streams are
required. Note that the maximum allowed is 64.
NOTE:
Once the client has Fibre Channel zoned with the StoreOnce appliance, there are a
number of considerations for each operating system. See the
HPE StoreOnce 3100, 3520, 3540
and 5100 User Guide
for more details.
For use with VTL libraries
There are three StoreOnce GUI screens that relate to FC with VTL.
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If required, the administrator may configure the port speed or topology from the
VTL-Fibre
Channel Settings
tab. The default settings are recommended.
NOTE:
These Fibre Channel settings apply to the whole appliance and can also be edited
in the StoreOnce Catalyst section of the GUI, if you are backing up to StoreOnce Catalyst
target devices over Fibre Channel. Port Speed or Topology settings, defined on either page,
apply to all target devices being backed up over Fibre Channel. Therefore, any changes
here will also apply to StoreOnce Catalyst target devices over Fibre Channel and vice versa.
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When the user creates a library, using the
VTL-Libraries-Create
function, they specify which
FC ports it will use.
•
The world wide names for the ports can then be found on the
VTL-Libraries-Interface
Information
tab.
Configuring Fibre Channel
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