topic EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem in Disk Enclosures

EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Vitek — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:08:35 GMT

Hi Guys!

I have an installation of EVA4400 with iSCSI connectivity option and upgrade(additional mpx100b). I have no special server for CV, and EVA is managed via it's management module.

I have connect two FC ports from EVA to two FC1 port on mpx100b, and connect eth. ports of EVA mgmt and mpx mgmt to the eth. switch. I can ping all them. But when i try to add iSCSI device in Command View it show the message:
Operation failed!
Error received from the iSCSI Controller. See log file for details.

Is it possible to do it from management module, or special server required for it?

Re: EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Vitek — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:19:36 GMT

here is an initial connection scheme. without connections to hosts

Re: EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Vitek — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:17:35 GMT

mpx version 2.4.40
CV 9.02
VCS 09534000Â

Re: EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Daniel_279 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:53:17 GMT

Please see following link - CV Server Based Management (SBM) is required to communicate to MPX100b management port

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=115&prodSeriesId=1833384&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=1833384&objectID=c01387353#A6

Later code and CV versions are highly recommended

latest is CV 9.2 then apply CV patch 9.2.1
and EVA4400 latest XCS code is 09534000

Re: EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Vitek — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:28:57 GMT

Thank you for answer, but i've almost resolve the problem. It was in port mode. By default, the port mode is set to Fabric, but i don't have a SAN network, so my connection is Direct. After i've set the host ports type to Direct, i can discover the iSCSI controller and hosts.

Re: EVA 4400 iSCSI con. option problem

Vitek — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:28:18 GMT

resolved by changing port mode to "Direct"