Thanks for the info! This library will only be attached to a single server so we're going with a direct connection. There will be multiple FC connections, so now I know to distribute them across all IO blades with attached drives.
Thanks, Thomas I believe the firmware is 575A-GS00101 Wheeler, Gideon wrote: > Hi, > No cross blade routing is allowed So the masking will only work within > each blade. This doesn't prevent you from presenting 4 tapes drives down > 1 FC port. > To present more tape drives to a host you need to zone them in at the > switch side. > What version of the firmware are you using ? > > Hope this helps > Gideon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of > tpcshadow > Sent: 27 September 2009 22:43 > To: VERITAS-BU < at > MAILMAN.ENG.AUBURN.EDU > Subject: [Veritas-bu] Scalar i2000 FC question > > > I've been given the task of taking a used fibre channel Scalar i2000 and > putting it into production. I have no documentation except for the users > guide I've downloaded from Quantum's web site. > > Does each FC I/O blade operate as an independent FC switch? As a test I > have a host attached to the FC1 port on IO blade 3. The LUN masking > wizard only allows me to map tape drives attached to IO blade 3, but > cannot map or see tape drives on IO blade 4 or 5. Is there a way to > make LUN masking work across IO blades, or are connections limited to > the same IO blade? > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |This was sent by tpcshadow < at > gmail.com via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to abuse < at > backupcentral.com. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by tpcsha...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu