https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107288#M10129 When Media inaccesable is returned <BR />(a failure of a SCMI command), <BR />it means the EVA has been discovered. Zoning and WWN will not be a problem i guess. <BR /><BR />Most probably the NSA service crashed.<BR />Restarting Command view EVA is then a solution, and if that doens`t work, rebooting the appliance does. <BR /><BR /><BR /> Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:29:39 GMT Ronald Hendriks 2003-10-31T14:29:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107285#M10126 EVA5000, SMA 2.0 SP4, SANWorks Edge Switches 2/32. Every attempt to initalize storage system fails with error "Media is Innaccessible". Any hints? Fri, 31 Oct 2003 05:35:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107285#M10126 Enes Dizdarevic 2003-10-31T05:35:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107286#M10127 try to restart Command view EVA, if that doesn`t work, reboot the appliance. <BR /><BR /> Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:57:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107286#M10127 Ronald Hendriks 2003-10-31T07:57:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107287#M10128 Have you entered the WWN and checksum in the OCP (On the controller)?<BR /><BR />Do you have zoning set up, and if so, do you have a zone that includes the management appliance, and the controllers? Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:45:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107287#M10128 Lee Solomonson_1 2003-10-31T12:45:42Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107288#M10129 When Media inaccesable is returned <BR />(a failure of a SCMI command), <BR />it means the EVA has been discovered. Zoning and WWN will not be a problem i guess. <BR /><BR />Most probably the NSA service crashed.<BR />Restarting Command view EVA is then a solution, and if that doens`t work, rebooting the appliance does. <BR /><BR /><BR /> Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:29:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107288#M10129 Ronald Hendriks 2003-10-31T14:29:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107289#M10130 Thank you all for your responses. I have solved the problem. I had factory preinstalled firmware ver. 3001. After I downgraded firmware to ver. 3000 which I had im my VCS kit problem disappeared.<BR /><BR />The question is why HP delivers firmware 3000 in VCS kit and 3001 installed. Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:32:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/eva5000-cannot-initialize/m-p/3107289#M10130 Enes Dizdarevic 2003-10-31T16:32:23Z