Strange output from format command

Hi,

We have a Sun V480 running Solaris 8. We have installed 2 SG-XPCI2FC-QF2 fibercards. They are connected to an EVA3000 system. SFS newest version are also installed.

Have configured the cards with the cfgadm command. But when i run a format command i get this output. Normally it will show somthing like this c1t0d1. But here it shows c11t50001FE15005F54Dd1

format

Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:

0. c1t0d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,600000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;4" target="_blank">qlc@4</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w21000004cf8ffa54" target="_blank">ssd@w21000004cf8ffa54</a>,0

1. c1t1d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,600000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;4" target="_blank">qlc@4</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w21000004cf96abc8" target="_blank">ssd@w21000004cf96abc8</a>,0

2. c11t50001FE15005F54Dd1 <HP-HSV200-5020 cyl 6398 alt 2 hd 128 sec 128>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,700000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;1" target="_blank">qlc@1</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w50001fe15005f54d" target="_blank">ssd@w50001fe15005f54d</a>,1

3. c11t50001FE15005F549d1 <HP-HSV200-5020 cyl 6398 alt 2 hd 128 sec 128>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,700000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;1" target="_blank">qlc@1</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w50001fe15005f549" target="_blank">ssd@w50001fe15005f549</a>,1

4. c12t50001FE15005F54Cd1 <HP-HSV200-5020 cyl 6398 alt 2 hd 128 sec 128>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,700000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;2" target="_blank">qlc@2</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w50001fe15005f54c" target="_blank">ssd@w50001fe15005f54c</a>,1

5. c12t50001FE15005F548d1 <HP-HSV200-5020 cyl 6398 alt 2 hd 128 sec 128>

/<a href="mailto:pci&#64;8" target="_blank">pci@8</a>,700000/SUNW,<a href="mailto:qlc&#64;2" target="_blank">qlc@2</a>/<a href="mailto:fp&#64;0" target="_blank">fp@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd&#64;w50001fe15005f548" target="_blank">ssd@w50001fe15005f548</a>,1

Specify disk (enter its number):

Can anyone explain this? I was possible to format the disk. But are this OK?

Thanks,

[3139 byte] By [sh123dk] at [2007-11-25 23:00:10]
# 1

Rather than having disk target numbers, format now see's the disks WWN or World Wide Number. If you look at your output, disk 0 and disk 1 have the standard c1t0d0 and c1t1d0 identifiers, but the targets on controller 11 and 12 show the WWN for the LUNs/disks on the EVA3000. This is to help with multipathing etc. Yes it is on to slice the LUNs/disks.

mlennon at 2007-7-5 17:49:27 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 2
you mean WWN="World Wide Name", right mate ;-)
topbannana at 2007-7-5 17:49:27 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 3
Yup, that's right, duh!!
mlennon at 2007-7-5 17:49:27 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...
# 4
Hi,Thanks for info ;o)/Soren
sh123dk at 2007-7-5 17:49:27 > top of Java-index,Storage Forums,Storage General Discussion...