Users Guide

Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Working With FC I/O Blades
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The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select Setup > FC I/O Blades > Channel Zoning.
• From the operator panel, select Setup > FC I/O Blades > Channel
Zoning
.
Managing FC Hosts and
Host Mapping 5
An FC host is the main processing server on a storage area network
(SAN) that receives data and initiates communication with other devices.
When FC I/O blades are installed in the library, administrators can
access, add, modify, and delete FC hosts and also configure FC host
mapping. Before you can perform any of these FC host management
operations, you need to enable host mapping, which is disabled by
default. See Enabling/Disabling FC Host Mapping on page 113.
Enabling/Disabling FC
Host Mapping 5
Administrators can enable or disable the optional FC host mapping
feature. This feature is disabled by default. When host mapping is
enabled, you can add, modify, and delete hosts as well as configure FC
host mapping.
Note: This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrators logged in from different locations.
You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply
changes while another administrator is performing the same
operation.
Note: On the operator panel, the host management screens (Setup >
I/O Blades > Host Management
) are not available unless FC host
mapping is enabled.
Note: If both channel zoning and host mapping are enabled, the
channel zoning settings supersede any host LUN mapping on
the I/O blade.