Connecting a 3500 through a Brocade Switch to Hitachi SAN
I have a E3500 with a x6730A fiber card attached to a Brocade Switch and that switch to a Hitachi SAN.I wanted to find out where I need to start?I can see that E3500 recognizes the HBA card, but unsure as to where to go from here.Do I need to get Veritas FS or can I create volumes through Solstice?Any advice would be appreciated.I have all 3 components configured separatly but have never connected any of them together.
# ls -la /dev/cfg
total 18
drwxr-xr-x2 rootroot 512 Mar 1 12:10 .
drwxr-xr-x 14 rootsys 3072 Mar 9 13:52 ..
lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 51 Mar 1 12:10 c0 -> ../../devices/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@0" target="_blank">sf@0</a>,0:fc
lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 51 Mar 1 12:10 c1 -> ../../devices/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@1" target="_blank">sf@1</a>,0:fc
lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 46 Mar 1 12:10 c2 -> ../../devices/<a href="mailto:sbus@3" target="_blank">sbus@3</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:fas@3" target="_blank">fas@3</a>,8800000:scsi
lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 47 Mar 1 12:10 c3 -> ../../devices/<a href="mailto:sbus@3" target="_blank">sbus@3</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@0" target="_blank">socal@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:sf@0" target="_blank">sf@0</a>,0:fc
lrwxrwxrwx1 rootroot 47 Mar 1 12:10 c4 -> ../../devices/<a href="mailto:sbus@3" target="_blank">sbus@3</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@0" target="_blank">socal@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:sf@1" target="_blank">sf@1</a>,0:fc
c3 and c4 are the addresses of the HBA card
[2067 byte] By [
] at [2007-11-25 23:03:35]
# 1
The first thing you should do is run a couple of commands to see what LUNS are available;
# format
# luxadm probe
What version of Solaris are you running? Look for Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook for your release.
And to get a good understanding of what you are going to use the storage for, you'd have to give more details.
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 2
I am currently running Solaris 8 and will be using a Hitachi SAN to put an Oracle 9 database on it.Currently the Brocade switch can see our Hitachi SAN, but we are stuck on how to connect E3500 through x6730A to the Brocade.
SunOS morrison 5.8 Generic_117350-23 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
# luxadm probe
No Network Array enclosures found in /dev/es
Found Fibre Channel device(s):
Node WWN:20000020378f9154 Device Type:Disk device
Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2
Node WWN:20000020379c5e10 Device Type:Disk device
Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c1t4d0s2
Node WWN:20000020375cca44 Device Type:Disk device
Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c1t5d0s2
Node WWN:20000020371ae3ef Device Type:Disk device
Logical Path:/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2
# format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@0" target="_blank">sf@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd@w21000020378f9154" target="_blank">ssd@w21000020378f9154</a>,0
1. c0t1d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /u04
/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@0" target="_blank">sf@0</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd@w21000020371ae3ef" target="_blank">ssd@w21000020371ae3ef</a>,0
2. c1t4d0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248> /u02
/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@1" target="_blank">sf@1</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd@w21000020379c5e10" target="_blank">ssd@w21000020379c5e10</a>,0
3. c1t5d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107> /u03
/<a href="mailto:sbus@2" target="_blank">sbus@2</a>,0/SUNW,<a href="mailto:socal@d" target="_blank">socal@d</a>,10000/<a href="mailto:sf@1" target="_blank">sf@1</a>,0/<a href="mailto:ssd@w21000020375cca44" target="_blank">ssd@w21000020375cca44</a>,0
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 3
Did you try a reconfiguration boot? Is the Sun SFS foundation software installed?
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 4
I have not tried reconfiguration boot, will do that next...Pardon my ignorance but what is Sun SFS foundation
I have the following installed on my system:
# pkginfo |grep -i lux
systemSUNWeuluxUTF-8 L10N For Language Environment User Files (64-bit)
systemSUNWluxdSun Enterprise Network Array sf Device Driver
systemSUNWluxdxSun Enterprise Network Array sf Device Driver (64-bit)
systemSUNWluxlSun Enterprise Network Array socal Device Driver
systemSUNWluxlxSun Enterprise Network Array socal Device Driver (64-bit)
systemSUNWluxopSun Enterprise Network Array firmware and utilities
systemSUNWluxoxSun Enterprise Network Array libraries (64-bit)
systemSUNWvoluxVolume Management (Usr) (64-bit)
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 5
Here is the SFS software link:
<a href="http://www.sun.com/storage/software/storage_mgmt/traffic_manager/" target="_blank"> http://www.sun.com/storage/software/storage_mgmt/traffic_man ager/</a>
At the bottom of the page you'll see "other" menu of links, choose SAN 4.4.
You will need a MySun login account to access the software.
If you can't take the server off line you could try the following;
# devfsadm
Perhaps that will pick up the LUNs from the Hitachi storage you are connected to.
The packages that you have listed are storage management tools.
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 6
I did the following and getting results which I think indicates that Imight not have the right drivers installed.Does anybody know what package I need to load in order to load x6730A card?
luxadm insert
Please hit <RETURN> when you have finished adding Fibre Channel Enclosure(s)/Device(s):
Waiting for Loop Initialization to complete...
No new device(s) were added!!
No new enclosure(s) were added!!
norsun01:/ # luxadm probe
No Network Array enclosures found in /dev/es
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 7
I just downloaded SFS software however a little confused between the difference in SAN_4.4.8_instaill.it script and SFS_base_packages difference .... which one do I need to install and or both?
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 8
Both! Check out the README.
at 2007-7-5 17:55:25 >
# 9
Actually only the install_it is necessary. It includes all the packages and patches needed for a Solaris 8-9 SFS install.Lyle
# 10
You're in an unsupported config. You're trying to use the older soc+ cards on a SAN. You need to upgrade to HBAs that work on a SAN such as the ones on this list
http://www.sun.com/storage/san/infrastructure/fc_hba/
If you're running SBUS then the only one you can use is the x6757A card
# 11
Those types of cards can be used through the older types of Sun (QLogic) switches as I believe they use SL as the port type. I have a number of E10Ks and other older hosts with those cards and I use them in SAN environments.
The newer switches don't seem to have SL as an option and I have not tried to plug one in to see.
We have just purchased a TagmaStore 1100 and a couple of Cisco 9509 switches which interestingly enough support SOC+ or so the Cisco doco says. Cisco says that the ports are auto-sensing.
Mind you why use 1 Gbs when you can use 2. I am shoving 4 Gbs in the large Sunfires hoping to get better performance.
Does your Brocade switch support SL ports and has anyone actually presented a lun to the 3500 from the HDS? Perhaps LUN masking via WWN or the switch is stopping the 3500 from seeing the LUN.
Stephen
