The primary path setting is only available when you select the Fail Over Only (Active/Passive) load balancing setting for an array or disk.

When you first set up an array under DMP DSMs, you must make sure that you have the load balancing setting you want for the paths in the array. After that is done, all of the disks in the array by default have the same load balancing setting. Then, if desired, you can change this setting for individual disks. The load balancing settings are located in the Load Balance Policy section of the Array Settings wizard and the Device Settings screen.

All of the load balancing settings, except for Fail Over Only (Active/Passive), enable load balancing among the active paths. The Fail Over Only (Active/Passive) setting does not provide load balancing because data transfer only occurs on the one active path, the primary path.

This section gives the step-by-step directions for specifying the load balancing settings for the paths in an array and for individual disks.

See Specifying load balancing settings for an array.

See Specifying load balancing settings for a disk.

See Specifying the primary path for an array or disk.