Figure 8: Enabling data path port failover
Verifying data path port failover
Procedure
1.
Navigate to the
Drive > Status
screen.
2.
Verify that status of one of the ports is
Login complete
and the other is
Standby
.
3.
Note the status of each port.
4.
Verify that the hosts with access to the tape drive can communicate with the drive.
5.
Force a data path failover by one of these methods:
a.
Disconnect the cable from the active port on the drive
b.
Use an FC switch management interface to down the port connected to the tape drive
6.
In the
Drive > Status
, screen verify that active port has changed.
7.
Reconnect the disconnected port and verify that the status for the port is
Standby
.
8.
Verify that each host can access the tape drive.
After data path port failover is enabled, verify the configuration in the
Drive > Status
screen, as shown in
Figure 9: Standby and active ports
on page 39.
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Verifying data path port failover
