VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Enabling a Controller
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Enabling a Controller
This procedure enables I/O to a controller. If the Dynamic Multipathing
feature is enabled, this procedure also restores access to the paths
associated with a controller.
To enable a controller
Step 1. Select the controller to be enabled.
Step 2. Choose Controller Enable (Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the Enable Controller dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
click OK.
Controller Name(s): If the correct controller name is not already
displayed in this field, type the controller’s name or
click Browse to select the controller.
Options Click Show Options to access the optional settings
for this task.
• To enable all enclosures (disk arrays) associated
with this controller, select All Enclosures.
• To enable specific enclosures associated with this
controller, type the enclosure names in the
Selected Enclosures field or click Browse to
select the enclosures.
Notes:
• This task requires a controller name.
• This task makes the paths associated with the specified controller
available to I/O and the Volume Manager Dynamic Multipathing
feature.