Defining and viewing alternate paths, Copying paths between fibre channel ports – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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6.

Click OK to close the message. The selected LU path is removed from the table.

7.

Click Apply in the LUN Manager window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
setting to the storage system.

8.

Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system and the specified
LU paths are deleted.

Figure 45 Information about LU Paths to be Deleted

NOTE:

If you delete numerous paths at one time, the deletion may take time and the dialog box

may seem to hang temporarily.

Defining and Viewing Alternate Paths

LUN Manager enables you to define alternate paths. If one LU path fails, you can switch to its
alternate path.

To create an alternate path, you need to copy the original path from one port to another. For
example, if you want to define an alternative for the LU path from the CL1-A port to the logical
volume 00:00 :01, you need to copy the LU path from the CL1-A port to another port.

Copying Paths between Fibre Channel Ports

To use alternate paths, you must copy LU paths from one port to another.

CAUTION:

Before taking the following steps, see

(page 12)

for important information.

To define alternate paths when LUN security is disabled, you must redefine the LU path.

To define alternate paths:

1.

Start LUN Manager and display the LUN Manager window (

(page 13)

).

2.

In the tree, double-click the copy source port to display host groups below the port.

3.

To copy all the LU paths defined in a host group, take the following steps to copy the host
group:
a.

Right-click the host group in the tree.

NOTE:

If you right-click a host group for an initiator port, you cannot copy paths.

b.

Select Copy from the pop-up menu.

The selected host group turns green.

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