HP StoreEver Tape Libraries Failover User Guide (5697-3323, June 2014)

2 Enabling basic path failover
To successfully enable basic path failover, complete the following:
• Verify that the switch and host prerequisites are met. See “Preparing the switches and hosts
for failover” (page 18).
• Verify that the tape drive and library prerequisites are met and then configure failover for your
library:
◦ “Configuring failover for the HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries” (page 20)
◦ “Configuring failover for HP StoreEver MSL6840 Tape Libraries” (page 27)
◦ “Configuring failover for other HP StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries” (page 31)
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