To use load balancing on an ATTO 8-Gbps HBA, you must enable
the Target Port Group Support (TPGS) host type.
To enable load balancing on Apple hosts with an 8-Gbps HBA
from ATTO Technology, complete the following steps:
- Change the system host type from Generic to TPGS.
- Activate the new configuration by rebooting the Apple host.
- Verify that the new configuration is active by completing
the following steps:
- Run the ATTO Configuration tool, which is in the ATTO Configuration Tool folder for the Applications folder.
- Verify that all the 2145 paths are shown as Preferred/Mixed for Read- and Write-Mode.
- Verify that the paths per LUN show up as Preferred or Alternate, which depends on the preferred
system node for that LUN.
The following Web site provides more information about the
ATTO Configuration tool:
www.attotech.com/features/config-tool