HP XP Continuous Access Software - Manual (Page 65)

Continuous Access XP user guide for the XP1024/XP128 65
Port change operation
Use the RCU Operation tab to change the port mode. Clicking Port in the Switch Display box changes the
tree to the Port tree and changes the list to the Port list. Use the Port tree and Port list to change the port
type.
Figure 38 Changing port types
1. Click Port in the Switch Display box to change the tree to the Port tree and change the list to the Port
list.
2. Click a port or a port type from the Port tree. Only the selected port or port type is displayed in the Port
list.
3. Click the ports in the Port list.
4. Right-click, and select a port type.
For the port change operation, there is no separate pane. The list keeps displaying the Port list.
NOTE:
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Before changing the operation type of a Fibre Channel port from Target or RCU Target to Initiator,
disconnect the port from the host, delete all affected Continuous Access XP pairs, delete all paths from
the port (if RCU target) to the MCU, and remove all channel paths to the port.
• Before changing the operation type of a Fibre Channel port from Initiator to Target or RCU Target,
delete all affected Continuous Access XP pairs, delete all paths to the RCU from the initiator port, and
delete the RCU from the MCU.
• Before changing the operation mode of a serial port from LCP to RCP, remove all channel paths to the
specified port.
• Before changing the port mode from RCP to LCP, delete all affected Continuous Access XP pairs, delete
all paths to the RCU from that RCP, and delete the RCU from the MCU.
Limit the number of hosts connected to an RCU target port to 128 or fewer. If more than 128 hosts are
connected to an ordinary target, some hosts might be disconnected after changing the type from Target to
RCU Target. For performance reasons, avoid using the same FC card for Continuous Access XP and host
connect.