Add a Device Controller on a Disk Device

You can add a controller to a disk device.

1. Download the add_device_controller_on_disk_device.xml file and save it on the computer where the command is run.

2. Open the XML file and before running the qoperation command, update the XML parameters listed in the table below.

3. Change the XML parameters. Note: For Fibre Channel and iSCSI transport modes, mount path details and login credentials are not required as inputs in the xml.

   Attribute	Description
   mediaAgentName	The name of the new MediaAgent that you want to add on the device.
   deviceName	The name of the disk device.
   mountPath	The mount path location of the new device controller.
   loginName	Login name to access the mount path for the new device controller (if the path is a network path).
   Password	Password to access the mount path for the new device controller (if the path is a network path).
   deviceAccessType	To specify the access type for the new MediaAgent, refer to the following table. Regular Access type Value Read 4 Read and Write 6 Read and Write, Preferred Access 14 Fibre Channel (FC) Access type Value Read 36 Read and Write 38 iSCSi Access type Value Read 132 Read and Write 134

   Example: Use this example XML file to add an additional MediaAgent with name "MA2" on a disk device with device name "Disk_Device_1", mount path "\\MyServer\MyShare\Library1\Mountpath1", login username "user1" and device access type "regular read and write".

4. Run the following command from the <software installation directory>\Base folder.

    
   qoperation execute -af <downloaded location>\add_device_controller_on_disk_device.xml
       
   

   Click here to see sample output.