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No storage found on Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters Broadcom BCM7509C

ESXi 5 with dual port Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters Broadcom BCM7509C

Config done by the book - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf

I input address in Dynamic Discovery & can instantly see the correct targets in Static Discovery tab, but when running rescan NO devices are found

Also as the iSCSI networks are totally insolated there is NO need for a gateway, yet VC5 does NOT allow input of 0.0.0.0 complaining:

Gateway IP address is incorrect. Enter a valid IP address

That surely is not right?

Seb

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This might be a dumb question, but did you configure the hosts on the storage system and present any LUNs to them?

Regarding the gateway address. There's no need to enter it at all as there can be only one default gateway for the VMkernel and this is usually set for the Management Network.

André

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Also each troubleshooting document has the (now defunct) ie. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=102564...

Verify that the port was added to the iSCSI adapter.

esxcli swiscsi nic list -d vmhba

as this in ESXi 5 fails with:

Error: Unknown command or namespace swiscsi nic

as per http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006047

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Vmware states here:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100765...

You cannot use Jumbo  Frames on a Broadcom card that is configured as a hardware initiator  performing iSCSI offload functions. You can either use Jumbo Frames or  iSCSI Offload and you cannot use both together with the Broadcom  adapters.

Ofcourse I want JF, but it looks like one ONLY JF or HBA (that would be really unfriendly)

edit:

Yes, very sad!

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/276107 and http://communities.vmware.com/message/1989625

Seb

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OFCOURSE I have everything configured to present the LUNs! (it is NOT a new setup, it is redoing of iSCSI network setup with different adapters)

The gateway is filled greyed out (my ISCSI network is 172.16.77.x) & it picks up the MAIN network 10.0.0.0/16 gateway

So the gateway MUST be changed! (otherwise nothing will work)

The logical is 0.0.0.0 yet VC does not allow it

Seb

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Yes, works absolutely fine

Took some time...

Seb

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