UCS Fiber Channel FI for San switch wiring & config

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• Configuration of Nexus 5 k for SAN switching between UCS 6100 s and NetApp storage

  We strive to get our configuration of the UCS environment make start SAN LUN on our NetApp storage. We have a pair of Nexus 5Ks with the company / SAN license on them and the 6-port FC module. What to do to configure Nexus 5000 to operate as the SAN switch between the target storage and environment of the UCS?

  You see the 6120 WWPN on the N5Ks? What is the result of 'show flogi database' and 'show int br '.

  You have mapped the FC ports on the 6120 for the proper VSAN?

  NPIV is enabled?

• activity maintaiance for SAN switch

  Dear team,

  our storage has informed us that these people are planning activity enjoyed in the weekend next, SAN both switches are in redundant mode so no impact of the UPS
  activity on the availability of the San. However ask you to check it out on the side of VMware so all the virtual machines are configured for multipath & are not dependent on the only network SAN
  switch to access the storage.

  all the SAN data store have 4 path (a path is active I/O and rest 3 paths are active. PSP is fixed)

  I just want to confirm if a switch goes down then esxi will automatically route the redundant traffic available SAN switch or do I need manual intervention to route traffic to redundant SAN switch.

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  
  

  You must confirm if the 4 paths to LUN are in different tissues, cause maybe you feel peckish 4 paths as a single fabric, and if the switch of this fabric must be down you will lose access to the storage system.

  You have two HBA? Each connected to a different switch?

  If you find that your 4 paths in different fabrics and each HBA has access to all the controller storage system processor, you can safety put down one of fabric and ESXi will be managing the paths downwards.

• Adding a user role for SAN switches

  I'll try to find the correct location in 3.3 ACS to add the following: roles = "network-admin". We have our SAN with Ganymede switches +. When one user other than admin connections, you get the role of "network operator". The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, version 3.x doc explains the role if you are using IOS/PIX Radius. Thank you.

  Hi Ed,

  Here is the link,

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/storage/san_switches/MDS9000/SW/rel_2_x/San-OS/Configuration/Guide/cradtac.html

  If you are looking for:

  GANYMEDE + custom attributes can be set on a control access (ACS) server for various

  Services (for example, shell). The Cisco MDS 9000 family switches require custom GANYMEDE +.

  attribute of the shell of service to use for the definition of the roles.

  Cisco ACS GANYMEDE +.

  Shell: roles = "network-admin".

  Shell: roles * "network-admin".

  Cisco-av-pair * shell: roles = "network-admin".

  Cisco-av-pair * shell: roles * "network-admin".

  Cisco-av-pair = shell: roles * "network-admin".

  On GBA, if you go to: the Interface configuration, GANYMEDE + (Cisco IOS), check nex to: "display a window for each selected service in which you can enter custom GANYMEDE + attributes.

  Then, go to the configuration of groups and define the role information according to the above attributes.

  Hope that helps

  Kind regards

  ~ JG

• How to locate the fiber channel SAN disks on the ESX Server

  Hi all

  Please help on this

  How to find and configure the fiber channel SAN disks on the ESX Server

  Concerning

  Vijay

  Assuming that you have configured LUNS on your storage space itself you will need to ensure that the ID in the world of fiber HBA on the host ESX (you can see them registered against fiber HBA under storage adapters, WWID) are configured on the switch of fiber access (read and write).

  In the VI Client connected to your ESX host, select the storage adapters tab and highlight the Fibre HBA. Right-click and select Rescan. If you have correctly configured the SAN and the Fibre switch, then the LUNS now appear under the fiber HBA. Go to storage and select Add storage. Follow the wizard through to add LUNS and VMFS format. Do this for each ESX host that you want to see the LUNS.

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• UCS connection to SAN switches

  I set up direct UCS in the SAN before, but not San switches to connect.  My understanding of the main differences between the two is as follows:

  (1) with SAN switches, you configure VSAN.  To do this, go to the SAN-> SAN Cloud tab and configure your vSAN ID here.  Then in your vHBA template, configure it to use the proper vSAN ID you configured under cloud of SAN.  Nothing else to do here?

  (2) whereas with direct-attached storage connect FI - A SPA and SPB and FI - B to SPA and SPB, with san switches will FI - A ' switch-1' and FI - B is going to "switch-2'."  Is this correct?  If so, anyone know why it should be that way?

  No problem, tbone-111

  As much as I know, that two vHBAs are supported at this time.  It is best to use 1 from the face and side b 1.

  The vHBAs that are used depend on which WWPN you zoned on your boot LUN.

  For the following example, assume the following group:

  1.) my vHBAs are named vHBA_A1, vHBA_B1, vHBA_A2, vHBA_B2 (A tissue face a and B for b-side)

  (2.) vHBA_A1 is the first HBA on my side, and vHBA_B1 is the first HBA on b-side

  AND

  3.) WWPN of the HBA is zoned properly my boot ports storage processor (SP) of the LUN on the FC switch

  AND

  4.) WWPN of the HBA is hidden correctly on my table LUN

  Those are logical, ANDS, they must ALL be true to prevent headaches later.

  5.) disk Array A0 and B1 SP ports are connected to my A fabric FC switch.  A1 and B0 are connected to my fabric B.

  6.) this example of strategy will start A fabric be the path of MBR

  Best practices - FYI, having at least 2 SAN political Boot (1-A-side, 1 for side b and distribute among your Service profiles).

  In my startup policy, I check the will to apply vHBA naming option and specify my names of vHBAs (sorry I have no screenshots available.  Everything started with a new company and do not yet have access lab).

  My primary SAN parameter can be: the main target: wwpn of A0 and secondary target: B1 wwpn

  My secondary SAN setting can be: the main target: wwpn of B0 and secondary target: A1 wwpn

  It would be a good idea to speak with the Admins of storage while you set up the first two servers to boot on each fabric for all troubleshooting.

  If the zoning and LUN masking are configured correctly, you should see WWPN listed during the boot sequence of UCS server to the point where the starting CF driver is loaded.

  Of course, download TAC Cisco on the line, if you encounter obstacles that you can not go beyond.

  I hope this helps,

  Trevor

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  If my answers were useful somehow, please note accordingly.  Thank you!

  Post edited by: Trevor Roberts Jr

• Fibre Channel SAN / switch?

  can I use a 4200 ProCurve switch with optical modules to connect to a 3 host vmware SAN fibre channel?

  or I need to switch dedicated to SAN?

  My SAN is an Eternus DX80 with 2 fiber channel controller.

  Thank you too much.

  ProCurve's network switch.

  Data a switch needs dedicated, you can't mix and match network with data traffic.

• Two R810s, each with two 8Gb Fiber Channel HBA + MD3620F + MD1220

  Hi people.

  I am planning an installation on this end, and I'm tender hand in the hope that the community can help me carry this all together.

  To explain, I have two servers Dell PowerEdge R810, each with two 8 GB HBA Fibre Channel adapters.

  I also have a Bay SAN of Dell PowerVault MD3620F 8 Gbps, with two controllers.

  I also have a Dell PowerVault MD1220 DAS SAS Expander Bay.

  I think to connects both R810 servers directly to the MD3620F, in order to consume all ports of four CF on the MD3620F. That is, one in each controller, from two HBAs in each server. (I can do this, or do I need a Fibre Channel switch? The MD3620F has 4 available ports, 2 per controller, so it would seem to be a natural configuration for only these two servers)

  Then, I will link the MD1220 to the MD3620F, so that its readers are also accessible through the two R810s on the link of Fiber Channel 8 Gbps. (what is the process to connect a MD1220 to a MD3620F?)

  Thoughts, tips, suggestions?

  Thank you

  -Wentil

  Hello Wentil,

  Here is a link to our deployment guide. FTP://FTP.Dell.com/manuals/common/PowerVault-md3600f_Deployment%20Guide_en-us.PDF . in the deployment guide, we show how you can do an install direct attach & network attached using a fiber switch.

  Please let us know if you have any other questions.

• FI6248 FC connectivity with MDS SAN switches problem

  Hello

  We have two FI6248 in a cluster must be connected to two MDS SAN switches, using FC ports.

  However, I am not able to configure the ports on the FI.

  There is no "Set up as FC storage Port" option. I don't see what "configure as FCoE storage Port."

  I have the FC SFP (DS-SFP-FC8G - SW--> 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP +, LC) installed on the two FI6248 on the first 16 ports.

  No idea what is the problem?

  Kind regards

  The 6248UP unified ports.  The ports can be configured as Ethernet Ports or FC ports.  By default, all ports are of type Ethernet.  The ports that you configure is currently an Ethernet port.  You need config of the ports as FC ports.  Ethernet ports will be on the left side of your FI and FC ports will be on the right side.

  The following link explains how to convert a port UP Ethernet CF.  Since it's on your FI and not a plug-in, you have to restart the FI in last step.

  Configuration of the Port Modes for a fabric interconnect 6248

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/SW/GUI/config/Guide/2.0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_0101.html#task_3161F8BE44DA49F6BA9068A5D7594A6C

  Thank you

  Responsible Dan

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• New Test for SAN environment

  Hello

  I want to configure a test environment of SAN. Currently, I have 2 ESX host and switch San Q logic and a machine with 2 TB of storage in this regard. I just want to test if I could create a SAN storage and I both ESX hosts point to storage using the fiber cable. Is there an inexpensive way to do it? I know openfiler using iSCSI, but I want to test using fiber channel.

  Thank you

  Download and test with the V6 DSS 4550 version and when you create a set of logical volumes CF the size block to be 512K and then go to the nursery to target CF in the graphical interface of the Configuration tab make sure to set the Qlogic FC HBA mode target since the GUI configuration > Fiber Channel then restart the system. You don't need a Swtich CF so you don't want that you can directly connect the FC HBA to each other. Hope this helps and thanks for watching Open-E!

• VSphere storage system and fiber channel

  I am looking to buy a San fiber channel (HP P2000 G3), 2 switch fabric and 2 servers DL380G7.

  I just installed SAN iSCSI so far, so I'm pretty new to Fibre Channel storage.

  I'm looking for white papers on VSphere and the P2000 SAN to ensure that it is correctly installed and optimize!

  Is that all I need to know about configuring HP P2000 and VSPhere?

  Is there a documentation existing on this subject?

  Thank you!

  Well, that's something to ask HP and EMC. Maybe with the next Firmware update of recommendation changes policy.

  André

• Cisco 6248 FI to Brocade 6510 SAN switch shows Link Down

  Hi all

  His new installation of Cisco UCS with Brocade SAN switch 6510.

  I followed the Cisco UCS to Brocade connectivity Guide.

  Even if the switch side so FI link is not coming. No lights are glowing.

  When I checked the switchshow @Brocade 6510, ports are No_Light status display. Where in other ports, it indicates the number of my storage device WWN.

  At the END, when I click on ports CF, its projection on all State - link down.

  Any who are facing this problem. ?

  Am I missing some configuration steps?

  Kind regards

  Praveen

  This should be a trivial or a very complex problem. I'd rather commonplace.

  Brocade is a CF 16 G switch; up to 8 G negotiation seems to work (storage subsystem).

  Maybe you could try to set the speed on the Brocade 8G port fix!

  Or something with the cables is wrong? Send / receive Crusaders?

  Are shortwave of the MMF SFP? cables connection as well?

  Connect cable from port for example. 31-33, 32 to 34 and see if it works?

• Paths always down after returning from a SAN switch at the service

  I had a problem where electricity is cut to one of my SAN switches.  Everything continued to work because all the hosts and storage are connected to a second switch SAN.

  Now that powered the SAN switch back on all paths through the SAN switch are still displayed as out of service.  If I reboot a crowd she restores all of its path through two switches SAN so there is nothing wrong with the zoning on the switch.  I see that the ESXi host host bus adapters connected to the SAN switch, even without reboot, when I do a switchshow (using Brocade switches) and I see that the configuration is correct.

  I tried a new analysis of the HBA, and this removes the paths through the HBA that is connected to the switch that loses power!

  I tried to reset the HBA to get to do a reset of the LIP by publishing: -.

  esxcli fc san storage reset - a < hba >

  for example

  esxcli fc san storage reset - a vmhba1

  and tried to change the State of the railways in assets with

  esxcli storage path together - State = active - path < path-runtimename >

  for example

  esxcli storage path together - State == active - path vmhba1:C0:T1:L1

  None of them have helped and I don't want to resort to restart the host, there must be a better way to bring these paths.

  I use ESXi 5.5 build 1474528.  Want to really upgrade to update 1 immediately.

  I have the advanced of that setting Misc.apdhandlingenable set to 1 and Misc.APDTimeout value 140.  The switch would have been off for more than 140 seconds.  I could try to set Misc.APDHandlingEnable to 0 and simulate the failure once again, but I'm not sure I want to do this because I remember issues with ESX(I) 4.x hosts becoming disconnected from vCenter following situations of CCA.

  Any suggestions?

  I followed it down to the driver used by the Fibre Channel adapter.  I had to update 10.0.100.1 - vmw.550.0.0.1331820 10.0.725.203 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1331820.

  The hosts have been using Adapters Emulex LPe16000 (IBM rebadged in an IBM Flex System).  See 5.5 ESXi hosts don't restore not path storage from the SAN switch failure. Computer services Pelicano so all the details.

• VCB and Fiber Channel without

  Hi all

  I have an interesting problem, and I'm curious to know if anyone else has run into it...

  I have a HP DL360 with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Backup Exec 12.5 and VCB 1.5.  The server is connected to a switch of fiber supporting a Compellent SAN.  VMFS volumes are presented to the DL360 ReadOnly and VCB works perfectly.

  The question is in a reboot of the power of attorney.  The server is located in the Windows startup screen and never loads completely.  If I disconnect the fiber cable and reboot, it does so very well.  I can then reconnect it, scan the LUN and continue on as usual until the next time I restart the server.  I replaced the HBA already, so just try a different material (I have several of these boxes by flying over the building).

  I know that this is not necessarily a problem with VMware, but I thought that maybe someone else ran in this at one point...

  The problem is that your LUN is read-only.  Even if VCB should not be written on these discs, windows wants to be able to have this type of access, while it is coming.  So, it will try to open records in R/W mode, that will fail and causes Windows hang.  So, for a permanent solution, your VCB should have RW access to these LUNs.

  See also here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/168593

• Pavilion a6512p power switch wiring / card mother pinset

  Looking for a diagram or pinset for Pavilion a6512p desktop pc.

  A friends PC is DEAD.  Then as he would not pass a person removed the power switch and the switch wiring.

  I try to find why the PC is DEAD.  Good power - LED to a constant.

  Need to go beyond the power switch isssue so need to know how to wire lift PC to power.

  So I can determine if it is the switch power supply or component...

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Should be a diagram somewhere telling me what PIN does what.

  TIA, Gary

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