How are Tape Drives configured in a NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP (cDot) environment?
Options
A. Tape Drives have to be dedicated to each cluster node.
B. IBM Spectrum Protect auto-defines the tape paths for each node in a cluster.
C. Tape Drives will be auto-defined during cluster setup.
D. IBM Spectrum Protect auto-defines data movers for each node in a cluster.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Data ONTAP detects tape drives and tape libraries and assigns logical numbers and tape
devices to them.
How the storage system qualifies a new tape drive dynamically
The storage system qualifiesa tape drive dynamically by matching its vendor ID and
product ID with the information contained in the tape qualification table. When you connect
a tape drive to the storage system, it looks for a vendor ID and product ID match between
the information obtained during tape discovery and the information in the internal tape
qualification table. If the storage system discovers a match, it marks the tape drive as
qualified and can access the tape drive. If the storage system cannot find a match, the tape
driveremains in the unqualified state and is not accessed.
References:https://library.netapp.com/ecm/ecm_get_file/ECMP1610206
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