HP CE-ASSIS saids that booting from ignite tape isn't supported

[Andres_13]

From ioscan:

#ioscan -fnC ext_bus
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
ext_bus 140 0/0/2/1/0/4/0.10.36.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 141 0/0/2/1/0/4/0.10.44.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 142 0/0/2/1/0/4/0.10.52.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 143 0/0/2/1/0/4/0.10.60.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 130 0/0/9/1/0/4/0.20.56.0.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Array Interface
ext_bus 131 0/0/9/1/0/4/0.20.56.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 26 1/0/2/1/0 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
/dev/mpt26
ext_bus 27 1/0/2/1/1 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
/dev/mpt27
ext_bus 46 2/0/2/1/0 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
/dev/mpt46
ext_bus 71 2/0/2/1/1 mpt CLAIMED INTERFACE SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
/dev/mpt71
ext_bus 136 2/0/8/1/0/4/0.20.36.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 137 2/0/8/1/0/4/0.20.44.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 138 2/0/8/1/0/4/0.20.52.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 139 2/0/8/1/0/4/0.20.60.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
ext_bus 128 2/0/9/1/0/4/0.10.56.0.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Array Interface
ext_bus 129 2/0/9/1/0/4/0.10.56.255.0 fcd_vbus CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface

I assume I'm ussing A6961-60011 which is a dual port scsi hba, one port is used by the disk defined as an alter boot path and the other is used with the tape array. Already I have tested several combinatios between this two ports and the only one that let me see the C7438A device is unplug the disk cable and let alone the C7438A cable.

[Andres_13]

By the way in the other vPar i have a similar configuration (both tape and disk connected to the same hba) and it works just fine.

[Torsten.]

Depending on your config you can include only one part of a combo card by configuration.

Please check (and post) your config (vparstatus -v) together with an ioscan -fn.

[Andres_13]

Forgot to said that both vPars share the same tape array: when needed turn off the tape array, unplugg it from one vPar and connect it to the other, then turn on again the tape array.