HP 3Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 69)

Enabling or disabling multi-initiator mode
Multi-initiator mode controls whether more than one server device bay can be assigned the same
zone group.
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Disabled—(Default) Used when only zoned SAS storage enclosures are connected to the
switch. When this option is selected, a zone group can be assigned to only one server device
bay.
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Enabled—Used when shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloader/libraries are
connected to the switch. When this option is selected, a zone group can be assigned to
multiple server device bays.
Syntax <target> advance [ multi=<on|off> ]
Example 1: This example shows how to enable multi-initiator mode:
=> sw local startupdate
Success
=> sw local advance multi=on
Success
=> sw local saveupdate
Success
Example 2: This example shows how to disable multi-initiator mode:
=> sw local startupdate
Success
=> sw local advance multi=off
Success
=> sw local saveupdate
Success
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