how can config path redundancy

[baber]

Dear all

Hi

i have a question about redundancy path status

how can i config my path that if one of my path has been failed it can used from second path ?

BR

[a_p_]

Path failover will usually work automatically/transparently, if multiple paths are available.

Do you have an issue with this? Please explain.

André

[baber]

so thanks but i have confused

i have 4 FC card on my esxi host

vmhba2

Fibre Channel

51:40:2e:c0:00:56:35:c9 51:40:2e:c0:00:56:35:c8

vmhba3

Fibre Channel

51:40:2e:c0:00:56:35:cb 51:40:2e:c0:00:56:35:ca

vmhba4

Fibre Channel

51:40:2e:c0:00:56:36:b1 51:40:2e:c0:00:56:36:b0

vmhba5

Fibre Channel

51:40:2e:c0:00:56:36:b3 51:40:2e:c0:00:56:36:b2

but now for example when i click on vmbhba2

in path tab show below informations:

vmhba2:C0:T0:L0

Target : 20:80:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9 24:70:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9

LUN : 0

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T2:L0

Target : 20:80:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9

LUN : 0

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T1:L0

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9 20:70:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9

LUN : 0

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T0:L0

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9 24:70:00:c0:ff:19:04:b9

LUN : 0

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T5:L0

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 25:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN : 0

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T5:L1

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 25:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN : 1

Status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T5:L2

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 25:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN : 2

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T5:L3

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 25:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 3

status : Active

vmhba2:C0:T5:L4

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 25:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 4

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T4:L0

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 0

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T4:L1

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 1

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T4:L2

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 2

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T4:L3

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 3

status: Active

vmhba2:C0:T4:L4

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 4

status :Active

can you say me for example what does this means :

vmhba2:C0:T4:L4

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 4

status :Active

also i have attached a pic and could not understand that means :

target 6 means that this hba card manage 6 datastore?

i know devices means esxi host

what does path means here is 14 ??

BR

[sachu2017]

you could configure it  NIC level with NIC teaming.

[baber]

dear friend

my means is not network card my means is hba card (FC card)

BR

[vasan22in]

Fine. You need to understand

C -- Channel

T -- Target

L -- LUN

vmhba2:C0:T4:L4

20:80:00:c0:ff:19:05:02 21:70:00:c0:ff:19:05:02

LUN: 4

status :Active

Means.. Your datastore is accessible & currently active via Channel 0: Target 4: LUN 4.

what does path means here is 14 ?? ---> It means your storage can able to access 14 different paths. If one fails you don't have any control to select specific path, it will automatically select as per SATP & PSP cocnfiguration.

Refer the below linke,

VMware vSphere 5.1

[a_p_]

target 6 means that this hba card manage 6 datastore?

Do you (or did you) have other storage systems connected to this host. Targets are basically the storage ports to which the HBA is connected/zoned.

what does path means here is 14 ??

The target presents 7 LUNs (devices) to the hosts HBAs, and it uses two paths to each LUN, i.e. 14 paths in total.

André

[baber]

thanks

i have 8 host in my cluster and each host has 4 hba (FC) card now i have attached a pic from the other host

can you more clearly explain what does means from

Target , devices and paths in attached pic

BR

[a_p_]

Without knowing how the configuration is supposed to work, it's not really easy to answer the question.

Please provide some more information about e.g. the setup, hosts, FC switches, storage.

Looking at the two screenshots you provided so far, and assuming that the hosts should be configured identically, I'd say there's something wrong with zoning, presentation, ...

André