L700/L180 - How to set Library Fibre Channel Port 0 Address

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Update Date:	2012-01-11
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Solution 1013867.1 : L700/L180 - How to set Library Fibre Channel Port 0 Address

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek L700 Tape Library - Version: Not Applicable and later [Release: N/A and later ]
Sun StorageTek L180 Tape Library - Version: Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release: N/A to N/A]
All Platforms
Checked for relevance on 11-Jan-2012.

Goal

How to set Library Fibre Channel Port 0 Address.

Solution

Description
If the control path for the library is Fibre Channel, you must set the Library's Fibre Channel Port 0 address. The library Fibre Channel Port 0 address locates the library's Port 0 on the Fibre Channel loop.

Set the library Fibre Channel Port 0 address from the Lib Fibre I/F Config Menu.

Before you enter a Port 0 address, you must first set the library's Fibre Channel hard address option to enabled.

If you configure the library for soft addressing, you are allowing the network's software to configure the Port 0 address. For this addressing approach, you must set the Fibre Channel hard address option to disabled.

The default for the hard address option is disabled.

Consult with the system administrator before selecting the library's Port 0 addressing option.

To set the library Fibre Channel Port 0 address:

1. From the online status screen, press the button.

The Main Menu will display.

2. Press the down arrow button until the cursor underscores CONFIGURATION.

3. Press the SELECT button.

The Main Configuration Menu will appear and the cursor will line up with LIBRARY CONFIG.

4. Press the SELECT button.

The Lib Config Menu will appear and the cursor will line up with LIB FIBRE I/F CONFIG.

5. Press the SELECT button.

The Lib Fibre I/F Config Menu will appear and the cursor will line up with PORT 0 CONFIGURATION. This menu also displays the library's worldwide ID (the node ID) and the Port 0 worldwide ID (the port ID).

These two IDs are set at the factory and cannot be changed. Each ID is 64 bits and uses the IEEE registered format.

6. Press the SELECT button.

The Fibre Port 0 Configuration menu will appear.

If you want to allow the network's software to set the library Port 0 address, set the hard address option to DISABLED by:

a. Pressing the arrow buttons until the cursor underscores AUTO ADDRESS.

b. Pressing the SELECT button. The Port Hard Address Edit Menu.

c. Pressing the up and down arrow buttons to select DISABLED.

d. Pressing the SELECT button to save the selected option.

Note: The default for the hard address option is DISABLED.

If you want to set the library Port 0 address, you must set the HARD ADDRESS option to ENABLED, enter a port address by:

a. Selecting ADDRESS from the Fibre Port 0 Configuration menu. The Port Address menu will display.

b. Pressing the up and down arrow buttons to select a digit for each field in the three-field address. Permissible addresses are 001 through 125.

c. Pressing the SELECT button to save the address.

7. If the library Fibre Channel Port 0 address is the only configuration value you wish to set at this time, press the RESET button. If you wish to set other configuration values before you reset the library, continue with the next section.

Port 0 Worldwide ID

When a library has a Fibre Channel interface, the Port 0 worldwide ID identifies the library's Port 0 (that is, the lower MPU card) on the Fibre Channel system. The ID is automatically displayed when you access the Fibre Channel Interface Configuration Menu. It cannot be changed.

Library Worldwide ID

When a library has a Fibre Channel interface, the library's worldwide ID identifies the library as a node on the Fibre Channel system. The ID is automatically displayed when you access the Fibre Channel Interface Configuration Menu. It cannot be changed.

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