User`s guide

17 – SANblade Control FX Application for Windows NT/ Windows 2000
Configurating the HBA
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The binding information for target devices is displayed in a tabular format. Each row
in the table corresponds to one port of a target device. The table has the following
entries for each target device connected to the current HBA:
n Enable. Select the check box in this column if you want the corresponding port
to be visible to the operating system. If the port is already visible on another path,
the SANblade Control FX Application displays a message prompting you to select
the path on which this port will be visible. If you want the other path to be visible,
the current path will automatically be set as hidden (if failover driver QLdirect is
installed) or unconfigured (if failover driver QLdirect is not installed). If you want
the current path to be visible, the other path will automatically be set to hidden
or unconfigured (depending on whether the failover driver is present). If you clear
the check box, the corresponding path to the port will be unconfigured.
n Type. This column indicates whether the target device is a Disk or a Tape. If the
type of the device cannot be determined, then N/A (not available) is displayed.
n Node Name. This column lists the world wide node name of the target device.
n Port Name. This column lists the world wide port name of the target device.
n Target ID. This column specifies the target ID for the port. When the SANblade
Control FX Application is first launched, it reads the target ID for known ports
from the registry and sets the target ID accordingly. For unknown ports, it assigns
a target ID by itself. Target IDs can only be assigned to visible ports; hidden and
unconfigured ports cannot be assigned any target ID. After you save the
persistent binding information for the targets, the ports maintain the assigned
target IDs across reboots.
n State. This column displays the state of the port. A port can have one of the
following states:
q Visible. The port is visible to the operating system. An open eye icon is
displayed in the column.
q Hidden. The port is hidden from the operating system, and is used for failover.
A closed eye icon is displayed in the column.
q Unconfigured. The port is currently unconfigured and does not show up to
the operating system. A red cross icon is displayed in the column.
For targets with multiple ports, the default is to have the ports combined under one
node name. If you want to split the targets, right-click on the node name in the table
and select Force Separate Devices. The target is split on the current HBA and on
any other to HBA to which it is connected. When split, each port of the target is
considered a separate target. You can combine the ports back under one node
name by right-clicking on the node name for any of the split ports and selecting
Combine Separated Devices. The split ports are combined under one node name
on both the current HBA and any other HBA to which the target is connected.