HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library System - Manual (Page 78)

2. Use Command View VLS to convert some of your available host ports into storage ports that can
be then used to connect to the destination library.
a. Select Fibre Channel from the navigation tree in the expanded list under Node 0.
b. Use the Config port mode task to specify how many host ports will be retained. See Figure
42 .
All remaining ports in descending order from the highest-numbered port will be converted to
storage ports and will be usable for connection to destination libraries. For example, if you
configure the number of host ports to two on a VLS6500 with four fibre channel ports, ports 0
and 1 will be retained as host ports. Ports 2 and 3 will be converted to storage ports.
NOTE:
After you configure host ports to storage ports, the device will reboot as a part of the
conversion process.
Figure 42 Config port mode
. 3. Connect the destination library to the VLS6000 either by connecting directly to the storage ports
or by connecting the storage ports into a SAN zone that contains the destination library.
NOTE:
If you are connecting via a SAN zone, ensure that only the destination library is present in that
zone and no other devices are visible.
4. The system will reboot and detect the newly connected destination library.
Managing and Unmanaging a Destination Library
To manage a library is to enable automigration by connecting the source library to a destination
library that is already on the VLS. Until you manage the destination library, it cannot communicate
with the source. The process for managing destination libraries is different for SAN libraries than for
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