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Enabling or disabling multi-initiator mode – HP 3Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Enabling or disabling multi-initiator mode

Multi-initiator mode controls whether more than one server device bay can be assigned the same
zone group.

Disabled—(Default) Used when only zoned SAS storage enclosures are connected to the
switch. When this option is selected, a zone group can be assigned to only one server device
bay.

Enabled—Used when shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloader/libraries are
connected to the switch. When this option is selected, a zone group can be assigned to
multiple server device bays.

Syntax

advance

[

multi=

]

Example 1: This example shows how to enable multi-initiator mode:

=> sw local startupdate
Success

=> sw local advance multi=on
Success

=> sw local saveupdate
Success

Example 2: This example shows how to disable multi-initiator mode:

=> sw local startupdate
Success

=> sw local advance multi=off
Success

=> sw local saveupdate
Success

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