HP StoreEver Tape Libraries Failover User Guide (5697-3323, June 2014)

Table Of Contents
enabling control path failover
ESL G3, 24
MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, MSL8096, 32
MSL6480, 27
enabling data path failover
1/8 G2 autoloader, 31
ESL G3, 20
MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, MSL8096, 31
MSL6480, 29
ESL E-Series Tape Libraries, 6
ESL G3
configuring control path failover, 23, 25
configuring data path failover, 20
diagnosing data path failover, 22
disabling control path failover, 26
disabling data path failover, 23
enabling control path failover, 24
enabling data path failover, 20
failover events, 60
verifying control path failover, 26
verifying data path failover, 21
F
failover events
1/8 G2 autoloader, 61
ESL G3, 60
MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, MSL8096, 61
MSL6480, 61
tape drive sense codes, 61
H
help
obtaining, 64
HP
technical support, 64
HP-UX
command line user interface, 47
drivers supporting advanced path failover, 47
enabling or disabling advanced path failover, 50
finding HP-UX paths for drives, 49
finding the lockdown path, 50
installing advanced path failover drivers, 47
troubleshooting, 50
viewing device status, 47
HP-UX patches, 47
I
installing advanced path failover, 16
preparing the SAN, 16
L
Linux
command line user interface, 43
downloading advanced path failover drivers, 43
installing advanced path failover drivers, 43
setting the preferred path, 45
theory of operation, 46
updating advanced path failover drivers, 43
viewing current driver revision, 44
viewing device status, 44
Linux logs, 59
Linux path rotation exercise function, 46
log files
Linux, 59
Linux trace log, 60
Windows system log, 53
M
MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, MSL8096
configuring control path failover, 32
configuring data path failover, 31
enabling control path failover, 32
enabling data path failover, 31
failover events, 61
verifying control path failover, 34
verifying data path failover, 31
MSL6480
configuring control path failover, 27
configuring data path failover, 29
enabling control path failover, 27
enabling data path failover, 29
failover events, 61
verifying control path failover, 28
verifying data path failover, 30
N
NPIV, 11
P
prerequisites
advanced path failover, 18
B-series switches, 19
C-Series switches, 19
H-Series switches, 19
basic path failover, 18
Brocade switches, 18
Cisco switches, 19
R
reseller
HP, 65
S
SAN
configuring redundant connections, 16
minimizing host access, 16
preparing for advanced path failover, 16
reviewing design guidelines, 16
Subscriber's Choice, HP, 65
symbols in text, 65
T
tape drive sense codes, 61
technical support
HP, 64
service locator website, 64
text symbols, 65
troubleshooting, 52
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