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Working With FC I/O Blades

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Details on configuring host port failover include:

• The

Setup - Host Port Failover

screen displays all the FC I/O blades

found in the library. FC I/O blades are listed by the following:

location in the library, WWNN (Web client only), and status/state.

You can select the FC I/O blade you want to configure for host port

failover and proceed to the next screen.

• To enable FC host port failover for the selected FC I/O blade, you can

select a check box to enable FC Host Port Failover. Clearing the check

box disables FC host port failover for the selected FC I/O blade.

• If you are enabling FC host port failover, select one target port on the

FC I/O blade as the

Active Port

. The selected target port becomes

active by default. The other target port will go on passive standby

until failover occurs.

• After enabling or disabling FC host port failover, save the library

configuration. For instructions on how to save the library

configuration, see

• The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select

Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover

• From the operator panel,

Setup > I/O Blades > Host Port Failover

Repairing and Enabling a
Failed Target Port

After host port failover occurs, the failed target port must be repaired and

enabled before it can be configured as an active or standby port for the

host port failover feature. To repair the failed port, use the information in

the RAS ticket that was generated when the host port failover occurred.

Once the port has been repaired, you can enable it. Details on enabling a

repaired target port include:

Note:

This operation should not be performed concurrently by

multiple administrators logged in from different locations.

You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply

changes while another administrator is performing the same

operation.