Chapter 5: Advanced Reporting
Working with Control Path Failover (CPF)
114 Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide
When control path failover is configured for a partition, the partition
uses a virtual port as the control path communication port. The World
Wide Port Name (WWPN) for this virtual port is listed in the library’s
System Information Report in the Library Partitions section under
Control Path (see
Viewing System Information on page 206).
Configuring CPF You can configure control path failover from the Web client only.
Web Client
1 Setup the drive topology.
Set the topology for the control path
and control path failover tape
drives to Point to Point. For more information, refer to
Configuring
Tap e Dr iv e Pa r am et ers on page 65.
a Selec
t Setup > Drive Settings.
The Setup
- Drive Settings screen displays.
Figure 15 Setup - Drive
Settings Screen
b For the appropriate partition, select the Requested Topology of
Point to Point from the drop down menu.
c Cl
ick Apply.