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There are two levels of Secure Manager implemented with the Interface Manager card:
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Basic Secure Manager—Does not require a license key and is automatically activated. With
basic Secure Manager, you can configure whether or not a host HBA can access the library.
However, basic Secure Manager does not enable you to control whether this host HBA can
see individual components within the library. Basic Secure Manager provides an all or nothing
level of control.
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Advanced Secure Manager—Requires a license key before it can be used. Advanced Secure
Manager provides the same functionality as basic Secure Manager, but adds more granular
control over access. With advanced Secure Manager, you can configure which robotics and
drives in the library each host HBA is able to access. This level of control effectively partitions
the library resources into user-defined zones or Access Control Groups that can be allocated
to certain host HBA FC ports on the SAN, thus reducing the possibility of access conflicts and
errors.
A valid license key is required to use Advanced Secure Manager. See
for more information.
About Access Control Groups (ACG)
To make host access as flexible and scalable as possible, Command View TL 3.0.0 and later
makes use of Access Control Groups. An Access Control Group contains a collection of devices
(robotics and drives) and a collection of host HBAs in the SAN that are granted access to those
devices. Only those host HBAs that are granted access, as part of an Access Control Group, can
discover and use the robotics and tape drives. An Access Control Group can contain as few as
one host HBA and one drive, or as many hosts or devices as desired. Each EML and ESL E-Series
must have at least one Access Control Group defined.
NOTE:
Once a host HBA is added to an Access Control Group, it is no longer available to other
Access Control Groups. Host HBAs can only be part of one ACG.
Creating an Access Control Group
To create an Access Control Group:
1.
In the Library window, click the Configuration tab, then select Host Access from the left panel.
2.
In the right panel, select Actions
→Add Access Control Group.
The Add Access Control Group wizard appears.
3.
Enter a name for the ACG and click Next.
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