Modifying Control Paths

This topic describes how to modify the drive control path for a partition. After modifying the control path, the library will reset the affected tape drives. Do not add a control path designation to a tape drive that is attached to an Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blade. For more information about control paths, see About Control Paths.

NOTE: You might need to modify settings in your host application as a result of modifying the control path. See your host application documentation for more information.

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.

You need administrator privileges to select control path tape drives.
  1. From the Setup menu, select Control Path.

    If more than one partition exists, the Setup - Control Path screen displays.

  2. Select a partition and click Next.

    The Control Path - Partition (Mode) screen displays, where Partition is the name of the partition and Mode is the current mode of the partition. This screen lists all the tape drives assigned to the partition and indicates the tape drive designated as the control path.

    NOTE: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the Location column heading will sort by location coordinates.

  3. Do one of the following:
  4. If the control path for the partition is an HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel tape drive and you have Storage Networking licensed on the library, you can select another HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel tape drive for control path failover (see About Control Path Failover). To select a failover tape drive, select the Failover radio button corresponding to the tape drive. You must have sufficient Storage Networking licenses installed on the library to cover the control path and failover tape drives in order to select a failover tape drive (see About Storage Networking).
  5. Click Apply.

    The Progress Window displays. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation.Do one of the following:

  6. Save the library configuration.

    For instructions on how to save the library configuration, see Saving the Configuration.

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