HP Surestore Disk Array 12h SGI IRIX Configuration Guide - Page 17

Port Address, environments, the port addresses are set by entering an arbitrated-loop physical address

Get HP Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60 PDF manuals and user guides View all HP Surestore Disk Array 12h manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 17 highlights

SGI IRIX Installation 1. Select the appropriate settings for each Fibre Channel port based on the device to which the port is connected. 2. Determine the topology parameters supported by the device, and set your topology accordingly. 3. The type of port is also important. If you plan to connect different types of servers to the array through the same fabric switch, you must use the zoning function of the fabric switch. Table 1. Fabric Parameter Settings on the Remote Console PC Fabric Parameter Connection Parameter Provides ON FC-AL FL-port (public arbitrated loop) ON Point-to-Point F-port (fabric port) OFF FC-AL AL-port (private arbitrated loop) OFF Point-to-Point Not supported Port Address In fabric environments, the port addresses are assigned automatically by fabric switch port number and are not controlled by the port settings. In arbitrated loop environments, the port addresses are set by entering an arbitrated-loop physical address 17

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
SGI IRIX Installation
17
1.
Select the appropriate settings for each Fibre Channel port based on the device to
which the port is connected.
2.
Determine the topology parameters supported by the device, and set your topology
accordingly.
3.
The type of port is also important. If you plan to connect different types of servers
to the array through the same fabric switch, you must use the
zoning
function of
the fabric switch.
Port Address
In fabric environments, the port addresses are assigned automatically by fabric switch
port number and are not controlled by the port settings. In arbitrated loop
environments, the port addresses are set by entering an arbitrated-loop physical address
Table 1.
Fabric Parameter Settings on the Remote Console PC
Fabric
Parameter
Connection Parameter
Provides
ON
FC-AL
FL-port (public arbitrated loop)
ON
Point-to-Point
F-port (fabric port)
OFF
FC-AL
AL-port (private arbitrated loop)
OFF
Point-to-Point
Not supported