HP Surestore Tape Library Model 20/700 SAN Solution Installation Guide - Page 25

Configurations Not Currently Supported, Verification of Firmware Versions

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NOTE NOTE Installation Switches 4. To login to either switch using a host system that supports Telnet, enter the following at the command prompt: >telnet switch name or IP address< You can only connect using the switch name if the host supports a name service. 5. Enter the login and password to complete the Telnet connection. Please refer to the Brocade® Fabric OS User's Guide, Publication Number 53-0001551-01 for more information on Telnet and SNMP commands. For information regarding Web access, please see the Brocade® Web Tools User's Guide, Publication Number 53-0001375-01. Configurations Not Currently Supported • Zoning - refers to the ability of partitioning the switch into multiple logical SANs. This feature is currently not supported for SAN Backup. All hosts need to see all tape drives. Shared access to tape drives is handled by the backup application software running on each host. • Quickloop - also known as Emulated Public Loop (EPL); a feature that allows a switch to emulate a hub and provide arbitrated loop connectivity for non-public hosts or devices. Verification of Firmware Versions Using one of the access methods described above (serial connect, Telnet, or web tools for the SilkWorm 2400 Switch, or the front panel, Telnet, or web tools for the SilkWorm 2800 Switch), verify the following: • The firmware version is at least 2.1.3 • That the switch is not in Quickloop mode • That no zoning schemes are enabled Chapter 2 2-7

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Installation
Switches
Chapter 2
2-7
4.
To login to either switch using a host system that supports Telnet,
enter the following at the command prompt:
>telnet switch name or IP address<
NOTE
You can only connect using the switch name if the host supports a name
service.
5.
Enter the login and password to complete the Telnet connection.
NOTE
Please refer to the
Brocade
Fabric OS User’s Guide, Publication Number
53-0001551-01
for more information on Telnet and SNMP commands. For
information regarding Web access, please see the
Brocade
Web Tools
User’s Guide, Publication Number 53-0001375-01
.
Configurations Not Currently Supported
Zoning - refers to the ability of partitioning the switch into multiple
logical SANs. This feature is currently not supported for SAN
Backup. All hosts need to see all tape drives. Shared access to tape
drives is handled by the backup application software running on each
host.
Quickloop - also known as Emulated Public Loop (EPL); a feature
that allows a switch to emulate a hub and provide arbitrated loop
connectivity for non-public hosts or devices.
Verification of Firmware Versions
Using one of the access methods described above (serial connect, Telnet,
or web tools for the SilkWorm 2400 Switch, or the front panel, Telnet, or
web tools for the SilkWorm 2800 Switch), verify the following:
The firmware version is at least 2.1.3
That the switch is not in Quickloop mode
That no zoning schemes are enabled