topic Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch in MSA Storage

iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

nitnitin — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:50:17 GMT

HI,

I am installing MSA2060 iSCSI lff storage and configured iSCSI ports with IP details on 4 ports of MSA. Now when I connect MSA on iSCSI sfp+ ports on network switch Aruba 5402 ports are showing down. I also tried with enabling ports from switch but it is still down. Pleae help me to sort out this issue.

Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

jamiet147 — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:06 GMT

How are you connecting the MSA to the switch? DAC cables, transceivers and fiber cables, something else?
What are the length of the cables? From memory I've had an issue before where some switches didn't like 7M DAC cables (but are fine with 3m or 5m)
Are the ports on the switch SFP or SFP+

Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

nitnitin — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:27:48 GMT

HI All,

1. I am connecting MSA with transceiver and fiber cable
2. Since we are using FC cables there is no issue with lengh
3. Ports on switch are SFP+

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Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

nitnitin — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:28:20 GMT

I am connecting MSA with transceiver and fiber cable
Since we are using FC cables there is no issue with lengh
Ports on switch are SFP+

Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

jamiet147 — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:49:11 GMT

Are you trying to use iSCSI with a Fiber Channel switch?

Could you confirm the part number of the switch as I can't find anything for Aruba 5402, There is an Aruba 5406 (e.g. J9821A) or QLogic SANbox 5602 FC Switch.

Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

nitnitin — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:58:47 GMT

Hi,

Yes its 5406 and part number J985A

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Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

JonPaul — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:48:49 GMT

@nitnitin
What does the MSA report with the SFP(SFP+) hardware? CLI> show ports
Does the MSA report any degraded status?

Re: iSCSI port showing down on MSA as well as on network switch

nitnitin — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:46:13 GMT

@JonPaul MSA ports are SFP+ (HPE MSA 10Gb SR iSCSI SFP ) . On GUI ports are showing disconnected.