Procedure
1.
Navigate to the RMI
Configuration > Drive
screen.
2.
For each tape drive that will be configured for control path failover, configure the
Port Type
as
Fabric
(N/F)
if necessary.
3.
Navigate to the RMI
Configuration > System
screen.
4.
Select
Enable Library Control Path Failover
.
5.
Select the
Alternate Drive for Library Control Path
and then click
Apply
.
More information
The “Enable Library Control Path Failover” setting is not selectable
on page 41
The default port configuration for the libraries is Automatic and must be changed.
library, basic control path failover configuration disabled
on page 40 shows the tape library
network administration drive configuration pane for a dual-port drive. The configuration for port A is set
correctly for use with basic control path failover. The configuration for port B is still set to the default
setting of “Automatic”. A single-port drive will not have port B.
Figure 10: Configure library, basic control path failover configuration disabled
Figure 11: Configure library, basic control path failover configuration disabled
on page 41 and
Figure 12: Configure library, basic control path failover configuration available
on page 41 show
the System configuration pane. In
Figure 11: Configure library, basic control path failover
Enable Library Control Path Failover
is not
selectable and the option for
Alternate Drive for Library Control Path Failover
is set to
N.A.
. When the
options for enabling basic control path failover are not available the configuration requirements have not
been met. The configuration shown in
Figure 10: Configure library, basic control path failover
on page 40 where only one drive port is configured for Fabric is an example
configuration where these options would not be available. Selecting the
Help
link in the note following the
option brings up a help page listing the configuration requirements.
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Configuring failover for other MSL Tape Libraries
