Sun StorageTek SL500 Modular Library System
 

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Goal

Information on the PUA2 Dual Channel Fibre Channel Card.

Solution

Requirements:
PUA2 Dual Channel FC Card
- 1432 code level or later on the SL500
- SLC version 5.25 or later
- Dual Channel FC Hardware Activation File From E-delivery

Overview of the PUA2 Dual Channel FC Feature
- The PUA2 card allows the customer to have two separate FC host interfaces to the SL500 library. When the dual-path FC option is activated, the additional interface can be used for increasing bandwidth or for redundancy.  Two hosts can connect the two ports of PUA2 card separately to control each partition separately.
- Note: Failover requires suitable host software—failover is not automatic.
- The dual-path FC feature has to be activated by installing the Hardware Activation file via SLC. If the dual-path FC feature isn’t activated then only port 1 of the PUA2 will be able to be used as a library control path.
- The ports on the PUA2 card are 8GB Qlogic chips.

E-Delivery site link (Hardware Activation Files & SLC):
https://edelivery.oracle.com/

Note:
The PUA2 is to be the replacement for the MPU2 card.

Note:
Refer to TIP:3000 Library Fibre Channel (MPU2/PUA2) Interface in the SL500 Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Guide for further diagnosis information.

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