topic Re: MPIO Basic failover with MSA1000 Active/Passive in HPE EVA Storage

MPIO Basic failover with MSA1000 Active/Passive

Xavi.e.r — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:46:16 GMT

We have 1 MSA1000 Firmware 5.20 in A/P config with 2 controllers, 2 2/8 switches and 2 HBAs per server (4 servers: 2 are Windows R2 x64 and 2 Windows 2003 none of them are clustered).
I have installed MPIO Basice failover 1.40 software and it shows as "Multi-Path Support" in device in Device Manager.
In one server I have presented the LUN to both HBAs and can see the drive in Disk management as E: and also the same drive repeated and not initialized.
My doubts are, how is the fail over supposed to work?, I have tried unplugging the HBA connected to the switch in the Active controller and expected a fail over to the Standby controller through the other HBA connected to its switch and I have also tried by pulling out the Active controller but I don't get anything

What am I am doing wrong?, how does the fail over work in this type of configuration? What else do i need to do?

Please somebody help!

Re: MPIO Basic failover with MSA1000 Active/Passive

Martin Smoral — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:08:01 GMT

did you try to forcing an I/O to the Lun after disconnecting the fibre cable to the active controller ?

Re: MPIO Basic failover with MSA1000 Active/Passive

YAQUB_1 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:33:18 GMT

Hi Xavi.e.r,

Sorry, If I am worng.

Do U want Active/Passive or Active/Active configure Ur MSA1000 Controller.

If U want Active/Active configure for Ur both MSA1000 controller,Pls update MSA1000 controller firmware ver. 7

Have U before upgrade any MSA controller?

If U do not pls check the attached file (Firmware upgrade process & Firmware ver 7).

Best of luck,

Thanks - Yaqub
HP Support!!!

Re: MPIO Basic failover with MSA1000 Active/Passive

Xavi.e.r — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:32:41 GMT

MartinS: Yes I did
Yaqub: I have firmware 5.20 on both controllers which only handles A/P configurations, I'm not trying A/A yet.