EVA4100 and c3000 Blade Server Connection Problem

[Ed Pine]

I have an EVA4100 Starter Kit SANS that is currently connected to two servers via Emulex PCI-X adapters. I have just installed a new c3000 Blade server with a BL680 blade (with a Emulex adapter in mezzanine slot) and a Brocade 4GB switch. I can't seem to get the Brocade switch to communicate with the existing fiber switch managing my EVA4100. All I get is a single blinking Green light and a solid amber light. Can anyone point me to some documentation that will assist me in configuring the Brocade so my BL680 can access my EVA4100?

[Alexis Novik]

Check your zoning configuration on existing switch. Then add new WWNs to your zone config.

[Alexis Novik]

You can find it there:
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01175221/c01175221.pdf
Page 361

Also check this document:
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00498167/c00498167.pdf
Page 44

And this document:
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01149978/c01149978.pdf
Page 117

[Ted Buis]

If your external SAN switch for your EVA4100 is also a Brocade, it may be lacking the full fabric license or your embedded c-class Brocade switch may be lacking the full fabric license. Log into your external switch and see if it doesn't mention it needing a license. You need full fabric licenses (they can be added) to support ISL (Inter Switch Links).

[Digex]

I don't think you need full fabric license for blades. Those do not count as switch ports but just fiber ports. We have a c7000 and we connected 8 ports to our brocade with no issues. We only needed full fabric license when we wanted to merge our switches with another switch to extend the fabric count.