SL500 - Information on the PUA2 Dual Channel Fibre Channel Card

Asset ID:	1-71-1341746.1
Update Date:	2011-07-28
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Solution 1341746.1 : SL500 - Information on the PUA2 Dual Channel Fibre Channel Card

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL500 Modular Library System - Version: Not Applicable and later [Release: N/A and later ]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Information on the PUA2 Dual Channel Fibre Channel Card.

Solution

Requirements:
PUA2 Dual Channel FC Card
- 1432 code level or later on the SL500
- SLC version 5.25 or later
- Dual Channel FC Hardware Activation File From E-delivery

Overview of the PUA2 Dual Channel FC Feature
- The PUA2 card allows the customer to have two separate FC host interfaces to the SL500 library. When the dual-path FC option is activated, the additional interface can be used for increasing bandwidth or for redundancy.
- Note: Failover requires suitable host software—failover is not automatic.
- The dual-path FC feature has to be activated by installing the Hardware Activation file via SLC. If the dual-path FC feature isn’t activated then only port 1 of the PUA2 will be able to be used as a library control path.
- The ports on the PUA2 card are 8GB Qlogic chips.

E-Delivery site link (Hardware Activation Files & SLC):
https://edelivery.oracle.com/

Note:
The PUA2 is to be the replacement for the MPU2 card.

Note:
Refer to TIP:3000 Library Fibre Channel (MPU2/PUA2) Interface in the
SL500 Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Guide for further diagnosis information.

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