HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 52)

Related Topics
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“Edit External Path Configuration wizard” (page 122)
Reconnecting an external path
You can reconnect an external path that was disconnected. You reconnect paths either to a port
on the local system or to a WWN on the external system. When you reconnect, original path
settings are resumed.
Prerequisite information
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Make sure the path is in a status that can be restored.
Required Role
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Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
1. In Remote Web Console, click External Storages in the Storage Systems tree.
2. In the External Storages window, select the External Paths tab.
3. Select a path row.
Open the Reconnect External Paths window in one of these ways.
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In the External Path tab, click Reconnect External Paths.
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From the Actions menu, select External Storage > Reconnect External Paths.
4. In the Reconnect External Paths window, select one of the following:
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By Ports to reconnect all external paths connected to the specified port in the local storage
system.
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By External WWNs to reconnect all external paths connected to the specified WWNs
(ports) in the external storage system.
5. Click Finish.
6. In the Confirm window, check settings, accept or enter a new task name, and then click Apply.
Related Topics
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“Reconnect External Paths wizard” (page 133)
Changing the cache mode setting of the external volume
You can change the cache mode of the external volume in the Edit External Volumes window.
Prerequisites
Before changing the cache mode of the external volume, check each item listed in the following
table.
Description Item to Check
When the bind mode is set, you cannot change the cache mode from Enable to
Disable. To change the cache mode to Disable, cancel the setting for Cache
Residency Manager or change the cache residency mode to the priority mode. Cache Residency Manager and
cache mode
When a volume is registered to a pool as a pool volume, the cache mode setting
should be the same among all the pool volumes in the pool. Cache mode and pool volumes
When the volume is a remote command device, you cannot change the cache mode
from Disable to Enable. Cache mode and remote
command devices
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