Hi,
I am not able to see the
Virtual WWPN generated by ESX, in Brocade 5000 SAN switch. i have a
doubt whether i forgot some steps?
I installed ESX, created VM with Storage as RDM, physical. then
generated WWPN from VM Options. vmkernel log message says the creation
of WWPN failed. also these WWPN are not visible in SAN Switch.
I tried ESX 3.5, 3.5 U2, 4.0 beta. but the result is same.
All that i want to know is what is the cause for this issue? any help is appreciated. are there any known incompatibility?
or simply what should i change (Hardware) to make this NPIV work.
If you have solutions, please help me vsakthivel_cs@yahoo.com
CONFIGURATION DETAILS:
HBA: QLE2462 / 4 GB/ Max NPIV Ports = 64 / Firmware version 4.00.26 , Driver version 8.01.07
ESX: esx-3.5 Update2, Build 110268
Server: DELL Power Edge 2950 / 8 GB / Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66GHz
The SAN switch has NPIV Enabled. here is the configuration details;
Switch information: Brocade 5000
Kernel: 2.6.14.2
Fabric OS: v6.0.0b
Made on: Fri Jan 18 21:32:16 2008
Flash: Wed May 28 00:39:57 2008
BootProm: 4.6.6
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Thanks in Advance,
Sakthivel.V
All that i want to know is what is the cause for this issue? any help is
appreciated. are there any known incompatibility?No hardware incompatibility.
or simply what should i change (Hardware) to make this NPIV work.The problem is with zoning. zoning should include the RDM lun which you mapped to the newly created VPort
The Vmware ESX works in the following concept;
when a VM (NPIV enabled) is created, it should be installed in RDM Lun. this is required because this is the way vmware ESX uses NPIV.
When a VM is powered on before VM POST it scans the physical HBA. if ESX identifies a LUN which is zoned with the Vport (Virtual WWPN generated by ESX {done from VC/VI client after VM creation}) then it actually creates a Vport (Virtual WWPN) and login into FC fabric.
So, you have a RDM Lun mapped to VM, and the LUN is masked to this VM, and the FC soft zoning should include;
ESX host WWPN, Virtual WWPN (Vport), Virtual WWNN
now power on the VM, and the magic happens. the virtual port is displayed in Brocade Switch.
Hope this helps for any one who face the same issue in future.
If you need more help just PM me.
-Sakthivel.V