User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Configuring Fibre Channel Devices

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3. The modified configuration set up by SANblade Manager can be either applied

to the live system for dynamic updates or saved to the system's persistent

configuration data. If the configuration is saved, the adapter's driver retrieves

the data from the persistent configuration data at the next system bootup and

configures the system accordingly.

NOTE: Some older versions of the drivers do not support persistent

configuration data and the application does not save persistent

configuration entries for these drivers.

Do one of the following:

❑ Click Save to save the new configuration. The new configuration is saved

to the persistent configuration data so that it will be used the next time the

system is rebooted. The current boot configuration remains in memory and

redisplays after the save operation completes.

The following messages can display:

❑ If the save was successful, the configuration saved—must reboot

message displays. Click OK. Reboot the system that you configured to

display the new configuration.

❑ If the save failed, the save configuration failed message displays. The

failure is usually caused by communication problems between the GUI

and agent. Click OK.

❑ Click Cancel to not save the configuration changes.

7.2.1

Configuring Device Paths for this Host

You can configure device paths for a host as visible, hidden, or unconfigured. Use

the following options as appropriate:

■ Auto configuring all device paths (see section 7.2.1.1)

■ Configuring individual device paths (see section 7.2.1.2)

■ Forcing separation of device ports and combining separated device ports (see

section 7.2.1.3)

NOTE: There must be one visible path for the operating system to see a device.

7.2.1.1

Auto Configuring Device Paths

The auto configure option configures all device paths for the selected host to their

default values. The default path for each device is the first available path as visible,

with the other paths hidden. This command also prompts for the auto configuring

of the LUNs associated with these devices.