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[Veritas-bu] Definite Drive paths using an HP Fibre Channel T ape Controller II

2004-05-13 10:47:36
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Definite Drive paths using an HP Fibre Channel T ape Controller II
From: Rick.Morris AT IGT DOT com (Morris.Rick.C)
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 07:47:36 -0700
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Tal,
We run NB_45_5_M, SSO with W2k and W2k3 servers.  We have two Compact
Network Storage Routers (NSR) which replaced two Compaq Modular Data Routers
(MDR).  We have mapped or zoned(?)  the robot's and drives using the NSR.
Do these names sound familiar?  I can send some info on the NSR and probably
the MDR if that is what you think you need.
 
Regards,
 
Rick Morris 
IGT - SAP Basis Administration 
775-448-7293 
-----Original Message-----
From: Tal Shekel [mailto:Tal.Shekel AT LechabileSS.co DOT za] 
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 03:52
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Definite Drive paths using an HP Fibre Channel Tape
Controller II


Hi Guys
I have a sight using NB 4.5FP6 in an SSO environment, all servers are W2K.
They have 4x DLT7000 drives connect to a Compaq Fibre Channel Tape
Controller 2 allowing the SCSI drives to be made available on the SAN.
There are about 8 SAN media server accessing these tape devices.
We have noticed that some of these DLT tape devices are every so often
getting mapped to different OS devices.
Basically the paths to the tape devices are changing.
I need to implement some kind of persistent binding for these DLT7000
devices.
I cannot implement it from an HBA level as all DLT7000 devices are seen on
the SAN through the tape controllers WWN and the DLT's do not have WWN.
I am trying to find out if you can specify relative paths on the Fibre
Channel Tape Controller 2 device.
Has anyone had any experience configuring these devices for definite paths
or persistent bindings.
HP has not been able to give much info so far.
Thanks
Tal
 
 

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class=3D860304414-13052004>Tal,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN class=3D860304414-13=
052004>We=20
run&nbsp;NB_45_5_M, SSO with W2k and W2k3 servers.&nbsp; We have two Compac=
t=20
Network Storage Routers (NSR) which replaced&nbsp;two Compaq&nbsp;Modular D=
ata=20
Routers (MDR).&nbsp; We have mapped or zoned(?) &nbsp;the robot's and drive=
s=20
using the NSR.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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052004>Do=20
these names sound familiar?&nbsp; I can send some info on the NSR and proba=
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the MDR if that is what you think you need.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D860304414-13052004>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
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size=3D2>Rick Morris</FONT></B></SPAN> </DIV>
<P><SPAN lang=3Den-us><B><FONT face=3DGeorgia color=3D#008080 size=3D2>IGT =
- SAP Basis=20
Administration</FONT></B></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><B><FONT=20
face=3D"MS Sans Serif" color=3D#008080 size=3D2>775-448-7293</FONT></B></SP=
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  face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tal She=
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  [mailto:Tal.Shekel AT LechabileSS.co DOT za] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 
13, =
2004=20
  03:52<BR><B>To:</B> veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a sight using NB 4.5=
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">They have 4x DLT7000 drives=
=20
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ves=20
  to be made available on the SAN.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There are about 8 SAN media=
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have noticed that some o=
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  devices.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Basically the paths to the =
tape=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am trying to find out if =
you can=20
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  device.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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